President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 signed the act creating the National Park Service to leave natural and historic phenomenons ...

DECATUR — 2024 was a year of celebrating the past, embracing the present and looking to the future for the Decatur Park ...

There's a Facebook page, Decatur IL Area Pickleball ... A lot of the tennis courts (at city parks), the park district has lined up for us for pickleball.” She enjoys the camaraderie and has ...

Grants to 100 different park districts across Illinois. The Decatur Park District and the Danville Park District are both in the process of renovating their Garfield Parks. Decatur Park District ...

White has been tapped to lead a Home for Everyone in DeKalb, a nonprofit “dedicated to combating homelessness in DeKalb County .” He will be the nonprofit’s new executive director.

Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced than more than $55.2 million in grant funding was awarded to 100 local park projects throughout Illinois to help ...

Gerald (Jerry) Thomas Smith, 89, of North Aurora passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2025, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 27, 1935, in Aurora, Illinois, to Laurence ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - The Decatur Genealogical Society is expected to move into its new location in early Spring. The ...

4—The year 2025 promises to be a year in which projects already started move toward completion and an election year for the city of Decatur ... the next few weeks, Parks and Recreation Director ...

Born in Erie in 1943, Jerry was the son of the late Gerald R. and Beatrice M. (McCabe) Kraus. Jerry graduated from Cathedral Prep and attended Southern Illinois University to complete a Ph.D. in ...

Gerald Alan Batchelder, 72, devoted husband of Lois (Pinette) Batchelder passed away peacefully on December 12, 2024 surrounded by loved ones at home after a brave battle with cancer. He was born ...