The summer reading challenge is underway at the Decatur Public Library and volunteers help make it successful.

Lincoln Library in Springfield received more than one million dollars in grant funding. In Decatur, the Public Library ...

What was school like 100 years ago? A lot harder, and dirtier. Here's how kids learned in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

From folk music to abolition and women’s rights, Illinois helped shape American history and culture.

Coming up on the Decatur Patch calendar: NOW ENROLLING FOR NIGHT CARE!! Our Peculiar Little People Child Care Center, LLC ...

Meet Skyler! Skyler is a 4 year old chihuahua/beagle mix who weighs around 30 pounds. Skyler has an amazing personality. She ...

Police said it occurred on the second floor of the library on July 6.

Hayner Library in Alton and Godfrey hosts free Switchback concert, Route 66 book talk, and Twister interactive movie night ...

The Helen Plum Memorial Library in Lombard reopened Tuesday morning after being closed Sunday and Monday due to flooding.

Springfield's City Council voted to renew a bulk of its license-plate-reading-cameras and approved a $1 million grant for ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man was arrested on Monday after he allegedly masturbated in front of a child at a library, according to Decatur police. Fredrick White, a 61-year-old from ...