DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - The ongoing drought means weeks of lake levels dropping across central Illinois, but the recent rain has been good news. The City of Decatur shared that water levels at Lake ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Every county in central Illinois is dealing with some level of drought. Many counties around Champaign are dealing with extreme drought conditions. "We saw drought conditions in ...

“Lake Decatur was built in the 1920s, and it was built in the middle of Central Illinois, which obviously has acres and acres of corn and soybean fields, in particular,” said water production manager ...

The local Polar Plunge is a fundraiser for the Special Olympics Illinois Region I which has 18 Central Illinois counties.