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New City Council sworn in, IL 121 roadwork and major sewer project approved Decatur, IL - Highlights from the ...

A crowd of more than 50 people gathered Friday evening at the Worker Memorial Monument on Macon County Courthouse Lawn to honor workers who died on the job.

Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe and three candidates elected to the city council earlier this month will be sworn in to new four-year terms Monday.

Decatur officials displayed an increasingly optimistic outlook at this year’s annual state of the community breakfast.

How Brandon Johnsons stunning victory impacts the larger ecosystem that is Illinois government and politics is a more complicated question to answer.

Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe has been reelected. Councilwoman Lisa Gregory, former Councilman Pat McDaniel and Councilman Dennis Cooper maintain the top three spots in the race for Decatur City Council.

Decatur Police Chief Shane Brandel says armed suspect lunged at officers responding to a report of domestic disturbance during which a woman was stabbed.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker was in Decatur on Thursday to announce the awarding of $10 million from the Illinois Competitive Freight Program to provide the “last funding piece” needed for the

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza honored five women from across the state, including Decatur Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe and Shelby County economic development director Brenda Elder, in Springfield on Wednesday.

Organizers hope the Centennial Lake Fest, set for July 8 and 9, will create Lake Decatur memories for a younger generation.