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Decatur residents can get compensated for planting trees. Here’s how
DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — This Earth Day, the City of Decatur is encouraging locals to plant trees in their yards through the Residential Tree Planting Program. City officials have taken on several recent projects with the goal of growing more trees in the area. In 2023, a $750,000 USDA grant was given to Decatur and […]
Decatur dedicates new sign recognizing Potawatomi Trail of Death
DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — A portion of the Potawatomi Trail of Death in Decatur is now recognized with a new road sign. The sign was unveiled Wednesday along Lake Shore Drive near previously dedicated historical markers. The sign and markers highlight Decatur’s portion of the 660-mile trail that the Potawatomi Tribe marched along in 1838. […]
ADM Chief Financial Officer resigns
DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Archer Daniels Midland announced their CFO will resign later this year. Filings to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission published on the company’s website show ADM CFO Vikram Luthar is set to resign Sept. 30. Luthar was put on administrative leave in January for accounting irregularities while the company cooperated with […]
Former Clinton Police Chief passes away
CLINTON, Ill. (WCIA) — Michael Reidy, the former Chief of the Clinton Police Department, has passed away. The department announced the retired chief’s death on Tuesday, describing the passing as “untimely.” Originally from Bloomington, Reidy served in law enforcement for 37 years, starting in Chenoa in 1976. Reidy’s career took him as far away as […]
Early Birds Kiwanis teaching students how to fish properly
DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — Members of Decatur's Early Bird Kiwanis have been helping students with fishing for three years now. Tuesday at Dreamland Pond, fourth and fifth grade students received a lesson from organizer Herb Dreier. "They come out and I talk to them for maybe 15 minutes about...
Spring gardening season begins, experts share tips
DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — Spring has finally arrived and many people are itching to get outside and start planting. What gardeners plant and when they plant it makes a big difference in their success each year. Frost can kill more fragile flowers and vegetables likes tomatoes and peppers. That's...
Human trafficking and slave labor increase during conflict in Ukraine
DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — As the war in Ukraine drags on, there is a steady increase in human trafficking according to Dr. Laura Dean, political science professor at Millikin University in Decatur. “The vast majority of cases that they’ve seen are actually labor trafficking and it’s mostly men,” Dean...
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