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DECATUR — For nearly two hours, the scene along Oakland Avenue was somber, but filled with conversation among those who gathered to pay their respects for fallen police officer Chris Oberheim upon his final return home. But the crowds grew silent as the first sign of the procession appeared over the slight hill on the north end of the roadway.   Champaign Police Officer Chris Oberheim One of those standing across the street from Graceland Fairlawn Funeral Home was Adam DeJaynes, who grew up playing baseball with or against Oberheim before they both graduated from Stephen Decatur Hi...

In this 2018 file photo, road work is performed along U.S. Business 51 near the Maryland Heights Road intersection. JIM BOWLING, HERALD & REVIEW DECATUR — The future of Business Route 51 between Pershing Road and Eldorado Street tops the Decatur City Council's agenda Monday.  City staff will seek input from council members on what improvements they would like to see to the dilapidated stretch of pavement, which is due for a facelift from the Illinois Department of Transportation in either 2022 or 2023.  "I think the purpose is to kind of get the council's direction on s...

Zanesville Metropolitan Housing Authority and U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson announced a grant to add video monitoring, other security at Maple Terrace Apartments

Man charged in machete attack near City Hall homeless camp in downtown KCMO EW Scripps and last updated 2021-04-07 19:38:43-04 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An argument at the homeless camp outside City Hall in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, ended with The attack happened just before 10 p.m. on Monday near East 11th and Oak Streets about a block from City Hall. KCPD officers followed a blood trail several blocks south to Pershing Road and Grand Boulevard, but were unable to locate a victim, according to a court document. Despite that, prosecutors charged Carl E. Frazier, 50, of KCMO, with assault...

Noon update DECATUR — Joni Knierim and Michael Grossman assisted voters at the Decatur Indoor Sports Center on Tuesday. By noon with approximately 80 votes handed in, the election judges were able to confirm Macon County Clerk Josh Tanner's prediction for a steady stream of voters around lunch time. "This is about average for this time of day," Grossman said about the four midday voters. "But it's a puny turnout," said election judge Bob Lewis. The judges expected more voters throughout the remainder of the day. "But we have piles of people left to vote," Knierim said. Rob Fleming, 42, w...