Two police officers and a suspect were shot early Wednesday during a traffic stop in the central Illinois city of Decatur, the city's police chief said. Decatur Police Chief Shane Brandel said shots ...

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 ...

DECATUR — As Decatur Fire Chief Jeff Abbott sees it, there comes "a point in time where it's time to hand it off to the next people and let them run with it." That time is fast approaching for Decatur ...