DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — The city of Decatur announced the next police chief Monday night. Brad Allen will take over for Shane ...

The accident involving a 6-year-old Decatur boy motivated Sarah VanKirkley to start a petition through the organization ...

In a rare move, a City Schools of Decatur parent was removed from a school board meeting Tuesday evening after calling board members “cowards” for repealing district equity policies. The school system ...

Another week of the high school baseball and softball season begins. Check out highlights from a Unity double game above with more scores from across Central Illinois below. BASEBALL Unity 9, ...

Decatur County Schools announced it would no longer be able to provide free school supplies to students for the upcoming school year. DCS says the grant funding they were receiving from the ...

PolarisList ranks the top high schools in Illinois and the U.S. based on the number of students they send to Harvard, Princeton, and MIT. PolarisList chose to focus on those three Ivy League ...

City Schools of Decatur hosted an emergency board meeting on April 4 to authorize Superintendent Dr. Gyimah Whitaker to respond to recent federal and state orders. An executive session lasted from ...

Does it matter which union represents your child’s teachers? The Illinois Federation of Teachers represents a lot of school districts where student performance is lacking. Use our look-up tool ...

Submitted Photo The graduates from North Kansas City High School unite for upcoming concert. North Kansas City High School students and alumni join together to celebrate the school’s 100 years with a ...

However, an Illinois mandate, signed by Gov. J.B Pritzker on March 21, brings a sense of relief as it will soon require schools to provide halal options. The Faith by Plate Act, also known as the ...

DECATUR, Ga. — Decatur High School’s Mock Trial team won first place in the 2025 Georgia High School Mock Trial Championship for the second consecutive year in March, according to a City Schools of ...

The following candidates ran in the general election for Decatur School District 61 school board, At-large on April 1, 2025. = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. If you ...