Juneteenth has been celebrated by Black Americans for generations, marking the anniversary of enslaved African Americans in ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - The Social Project, an event through the Macon County Mental Health Board, will take place this month.

Let’s take a walk (don’t run) through our upcoming entertainment adventures for this week in the capital city. It’s time to ...

A silent film put Alton’s mayor beside national power players. Then it vanished ...

We’re not going to lie, 2025 was a tough year, as we lost many of the Black legends we knew and loved. Now, as 2026 gets underway, we must say goodbye to even more of those who had such a tremendous ...

Wanda Sims Watters was among the first Black students who integrated Decatur City Schools in the 1960s. But in 1970, her family was forced out of the small city entirely. Decatur seized her family’s ...

World Cup festivities will take over Decatur starting next week — but before they do, one of the area’s most popular music ...

DECATUR, Ill (WICS) — ‘Hardy's Race for the Lake’ in Decatur is back this weekend. With over sixty boats competing in races ...

A park in Decatur is getting ready for some upgrades. Whitmore Park’s playground has been around for 40 years, and it’s ...