The Macon County Health Department is offering free car seat checks this week. Certified child passenger safety technicians ...

It's been one year since Illinois got rid of cash bail. Here's what happened to jail populations and failure-to-appear rates.

For years, Macon-Bibb has been demolishing houses they call blight. Arnold says he tried talking with county officials to stop the demolition before it happened.

A central Illinois farmer says harvest is off to a slow start. Jeff Brown, who’s based in Macon County, says early corn ...

Macon Housing Authority CEO Mike Austin said the project will be around $17 to $19 million and will take 12 to 16 months ...

It's been a year since Illinois became the first state to end cash bail. Here's a look at how things are going.

The Decatur City Council has approved and adopted a plan to fix local roads and to protect the county against future hazards.

The Illini were the first power conference team to offer Smith and he said yes to Bret Bielema and Co. Smith is Illinois' ...

Tim Walz spoke in Macon on Tuesday. He addressed Donald Trump's apparent assassination attempt and gun violence following the Apalachee High attack.

The new greenhouse is part of a nationwide expansion that hydroponic grower BrightFarms says will eventually quadruple its ...

Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette. His email is [email protected], and you can follow him on ...

This is causing a supply and demand issue in central Illinois. "In the Macon County area, there's 135 homes actively being ...