It’s a perspective one school district in Central Illinois wants their students to learn more about, first-hand. This school ...

As the state works to phase out coal-fired power plants, a gas-fired facility will be built in central Illinois.

Michele Anderson takes over the role of Director of Finance and City Treasurer in Decatur.

The Boys & Girls Club of Decatur is asking the community for help as it works to raise $750,000 to reopen its doors.

The North Brush College and East Faries Parkway project started in 2024 and is now open to traffic near ADM and Richland Community College.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — ​​September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Patricia Koestler says her daughter, Jalyssa ...

Verlyn Rosenberger, 88, got involved with the progressive grassroots community organization Illinois People’s Action (IPA) 20 years ago. Over the decades, ...

At least eight people in central Illinois were injured Sunday in an explosion at a processing plant, officials said. The explosion happened at an Archer Daniels Midland Company plant in Decatur just ...

UPDATE: A powerful tornado tore through the Illinois community of Mount Zion on Sunday afternoon, causing significant damage to multiple homes. Mount Zion is located about eight miles southeast of ...

Caterpillar recently produced its 50,000th rigid-frame off-highway truck-a milestone achieved at the Decatur, Illinois, plant where such trucks have been produced since 1963. Number 50,000 is a 777F, ...