Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Book worms in Decatur might have to wait a little longer to read new releases. Staff at the Decatur Public ...

The Decatur Library reopened Feb. 10 with enhanced safety protocols following a Feb. 2 shooting. New measures include a single point of entry via the rear of the building and a mandatory security ...

DECATUR — Decatur Public Library will kick off Christmas celebrations with a visit from Santa on Wednesday, Dec. 3, during the Downtown Decatur Christmas Walk.

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On Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, at approximately 5:10 p.m., Decatur Police responded to a shooting at the Decatur Library. Officers located an adult male inside the library suffering from a gunshot wound.

Police have apprehended the suspect accused of shooting a fellow patron at the downtown Decatur Library during an argument on Feb. 2. Medicus Brown, 44, of Decatur, was booked at the DeKalb County ...

Jan. 1—Some of Decatur's littlest residents were celebrating the new year early on Wednesday at the Decatur Public Library. Dozens of children from birth to age 9 held a Noon Year's Eve celebration ...

A man accused of shooting another man in the normally quiet Decatur Library remains at large Tuesday. Gunfire pierced the silence shortly after 5 p.m. Monday, jolting dozens of panicked staff members ...