Category: Featured

Decatur, IL – Another win for Decatur! Primient has announced a $400-million investment to improve its Decatur plant over the next several years! Primient’s investment will replace a mix of essential equipment, implement facility improvements which support employee safety and wellbeing, along with environmental upgrades. Read more in the State of Illinois’ press release

Decatur, IL – On Monday night the Decatur City Council spent most of their regular meeting discussing premium yard waste service for Decatur residents. The City’s two largest haulers, Waste Management (WM) and GFL, were present to answer questions about their offerings. Both citizens and Council members made it clear that the current premium yard waste offerings were not acceptable. Read more about the discussion in this write-up

Decatur, IL – Highlights from the February 20, 2024 Decatur City Council meeting include approval of a lift assist fee for commercial assisted-living facilities, and discussion about extending downtown streetscape improvements east on Eldorado Street. Read more here

Decatur, IL – The Decatur Public Transit System will continue modernizing its transportation services, with plans to introduce micro-transit options and overhaul the current fixed-route system. The Decatur City Council reviewed plans at a study session on Monday night and gave City staff the go-ahead to continue modernization efforts. No formal action was taken at the study session. Major changes in the works include reducing the number of fixed-routes, creating decentralized transportation/mobility hubs, and implementing micro-transit (ride-share similar to Uber) options. Read more here

Decatur, IL – We’ve made submitting permits with the City easy, using our online opengov portal. All permits are online, including certificate of occupancy, boat dock permit, fence permit, swimming pool permit, and many more. If you need assistance with our online system, you can call Building Inspections at 217-424-2787. We also have a tablet available in the Community Development Office on the 3rd floor of the Decatur Civic Center. We also updated several of our building inspection codes at the beginning of the year. Review them here

Decatur, IL – Highlights from the February 5, 2024 Decatur City Council meeting include approval of a vacant and foreclosed properties registration ordinance, support of the redesign of Garfield Park, and the allocation of $400,000 for small home improvement grants. Read more

Decatur, IL – Got a pothole to report? Let us know: Choose “Pothole” when filling out this simple form, or you can call the Municipal Services Center at 217-875-4820, or City Engineering at 217-424-2747. If on a state route (many of the main roads in town are), it is likely maintained by IDOT. You can report to them at 217-875-4181, or the City will forward reports to them as well.

Decatur, IL – A new central location for entrepreneurs, makers, and individuals developing their workforce skills is now open in Decatur. The Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting for The Hub @ 120 N Franklin on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024 introducing the community to a one-stop-shop for citizens that want to develop and grow their personal skills or business. Read more

Decatur, IL – The Decatur City Council has adopted its 2023-2025 Strategic Plan & Priority Goals, which can be found here