State Rep. Sue Scherer (D-Decatur), who is seeking reelection to the Illinois General Assembly in the November general election, urged her constituents to support unions and purchase union-made candy for Halloween.
There is one inmate sentenced to jail in Macon County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Oct. 22.
The SAFE-T Act is slated to be implemented Jan. 1, and the controversy surrounding it is not dying down, with some Republican candidates saying Democrats just went along with it to toe the party line.
United Nations World Food Day is October 16 and ADM (NYSE: ADM) is commemorating the occasion though its ongoing support for the first ever Enactus Race to Feed the Planet.
In an Oct. 12 Facebook post, Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Decatur) shared an individual's post about police officers being shot and questioning Gov. J.B. Pritzker's dedication to keeping police officers safe.
At the Sept. 27 meeting of the Decatur Public Schools #61 Board of Education, the board heard about a video project, a law enforcement program and a special anniversary for the football team.