Decatur Woman Accused of Trying To Drown Baby In Bathtub (Decatur, IL) -- A Decatur woman is accused of trying to drown her seven-month-old baby in a bathtub. Police say Valissa Thornell admitted to officers that she tried to kill her baby by drowning him and then was going to kill herself Sunday. The child received me...

Education Secretary Linda McMahon says federal funding will continue for essential education programs as the Trump administration pushes to shutdown the Department of Education. McMahon has defended the President's executive order to initiate the closure of the department and says many of the programs the department fu...

Pritzker's Reacts To Trump Dismantling the Department of Education (Chicago, IL) -- Governor Pritzker is blasting President Trump's Executive Order to dismantle the Department of Education. Pritzker released a statement saying eliminating the Department of Education will likely have harsh and immediate impacts on Illin...

Man Accused Of Secretly Recording People At Decatur Planet Fitness (Decatur, IL) -- A man is accused of secretly recording people in a Planet Fitness in Decatur. Police say a customer notified staff this week that a hidden camera was found in the tanning bed area of the gym located on North Water Street. Detectives ide...

Council approves permanent lift assist fee, license requirement for massage establishments Decatur, IL - Highlights from the March 17, 2025 Decatur City Council meeting include approval of a permanent lift assist fee for commercial assisted-living facilities, and the requirement that massage establishments be licensed ...

Decatur Police Chief Shane Brandel announces retirement date Decatur, IL - Decatur Police Chief Shane Brandel will retire this May after serving for 28 years with the Decatur Police Department. Chief Brandel joined DPD in April 1997 and worked in several different units and all three divisions of the department through...

NWS: Three Tornadoes Hit Central Illinois (Neoga, IL) -- The National Weather Service is confirming that at least three tornadoes hit central Illinois. Severe storms swept through the region Friday night into early Saturday morning. The National Weather Service says preliminary findings of a damage survey determined on...

Tornado Warning Canceled for Macon County 12AM Tonight Rain and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms between 2am and 3am. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rainfall. Patchy blowing dust before midnight. Low around 58. Windy, with a south wind 22 to 30 mph, with ...

Pritzker Blasts Trump's Education Cuts (Rosemont, IL) -- Governor Pritzker is blasting President Trump's efforts to dismantle the Department of Education. Speaking at the Illinois Education Association convention yesterday, the governor warned that cuts to federal education funding could "damage the future of the ...

Illinois Lawmakers Considering Mileage Tax For Drivers (Springfield, IL) -- Illinois lawmakers are considering a mileage tax on drivers to help maintain state infrastructure. The Sun Times reports new proposed legislation would create a pilot program to explore the viability of establishing a "road usage charge.&q...