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Due to inclement weather, DPS 61 implements an eLearning Day for Fri. Jan. 23rd
With the severe winter conditions in the forecast, District #61 will implement an eLearning Day on Friday, January 23rd. No Extended Day. PreK-8th-grade students should refer to grade-level e-learning...
Jan 22, 2026 Compare Fibre / Unsplash
National Weather Service Decision Support Brief for the incoming system that will bring dangerous cold temperatures to our area.
Jan 22, 2026
Authorities ID Man Killed In Decatur Shooting
Decatur Police have identified the victim of Sunday's fatal shooting as Zacharia Wikoff. Authorities say Wikoff was shot early in the morning in the 200 block of South Maffit Street and later died at ...
Jan 22, 2026 Police Line Do Not Cross Tape, Warning Tape In Crime Area At Night Time And Bokeh Background, Entry Is Forbidden, 3d Rendering
2026 Illinois Tax Filing Season Begins Jan 26
The Illinois Department of Revenue will open the 2025 state tax filing season on January 26th, matching the federal filing kickoff set by the IRS. Residents have until April 15th to submit their state...
Jan 22, 2026 Digital Tax Calculation and Management Concept. E-tax, Income tax, government taxes, financial research, Taxation, tax documents, and savings, report VAT and property tax of business.
Decatur Leaders Considering Fuel Tax Extension
Decatur city leaders are weighing a proposal to extend and raise the local motor fuel tax. The measure would bring the tax for both diesel and non-diesel fuel up to five cents per gallon, marking a fo...
Jan 21, 2026 Refueling the car at a gas station fuel pump. Man driver hand refilling and pumping gasoline oil the car with fuel at he refuel station. Car refueling on petrol station. Fuel pump at station
Illinois Department on Aging Seeks Nominations for Senior Hall of Fame
The Illinois Department on Aging is inviting the public to nominate outstanding older adults for the 2026 Senior Illinoisans Hall of Fame. Nominees must be at least 65 years old and have demonstrated ...
Jan 21, 2026 Drone view of the Illinois State Capitol, in Springfield. Illinois State Capitol houses the legislative and executive branches of the government of the U.S. state of Illinois
Deadly Decatur Shooting Remains Under Investigation
A fatal shooting in Decatur remains under investigation after a man was shot early Sunday on South Maffit Street. The victim later died at the hospital. Decatur Deputy Chief Scott Rosenbery reports th...
Jan 21, 2026 Accident or crime scene cordon tape, police line do not cross. It is nighttime, emergency lights of police cars flashing blue, red and white in the background
Illinois Calls for Year-Round E15 Fuel
The State of Illinois is calling on Congress and the Trump administration to require year-round sales of E15 fuel. Governor Pritzker sent a letter to Congressional leadership in November urging nation...
Jan 21, 2026 Green combine harvester fills corn in a trailer attached to a green tractor on crop field,farmer standing next to green tractor during sunset
HATED TAX POLL
A recent survey reveals that property taxes top the list of most disliked taxes among Illinois residents. Conducted by 5StarLoans.com, the poll gathered opinions from over three thousand participants....
Jan 21, 2026 Home tax deduction
ILLINOIS EARTHQUAKE
Residents across central and southern Illinois were briefly rattled early Tuesday as a magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck near the town of Ohlman in Montgomery County. The U.S. Geological Survey register...
Jan 21, 2026 Earthquake Seismograph. 3D Render
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