In honor of International Wrongful Conviction Day, criminal justice students at Heartland Community College hosted a panel discussing recent McLean County cases with defendants seeking exoneration.

• Police take out warrants for man who assaulted pregnant girlfriend in Athens ( classiccitynews.com) — A Decatur man, Quintavious Lewis-Pye, is facing multiple charges after allegedly assaulting his ...

A 23-year-old man with a previous firearm-related conviction is now accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend, Illinois officials say. The Peoria County State’s Attorney’s Office said in a Sept. 22 news ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — Three people were hurt after a shooting in Decatur Sunday, according to the Decatur Police Department.

A 40-year-old woman who was last seen in Decatur more than a week ago is missing, and police are seeking tips from the public ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Outgoing Decatur City Manager Tim Gleason said the actions of one member of the Decatur City Council represented a breach of his employment agreement. Gleason made the reference ...

A Decatur man accused of luring a young girl into his home with the intention of raping her is now facing seven sex crime ...

A Texas man has been executed for killing his girlfriend’s 13-month-old daughter in a torturous ordeal the couple said was part of an “exorcism” to expel a demon from the child’s body.

SEATTLE (AP) — Ramón Rodriguez Vazquez was a farmworker for 16 years in southeast Washington state, where he and his wife of ...