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Explosion, fire at Archer Daniels Midland facility in Illinois injures 8 employees

An explosion and fire at an Archer Daniels Midland facility in Illinois has injured eight employees and sent a tower of smoke into the air

The Independent UK

8 injured by explosion, fire at ADM plant in Decatur

The explosion is the second incident at the plant in less than a month.

Chicago Sun-Times

Explosion erupts at Illinois processing plant, injuring at least eight

The fire was contained by the fire department, but the extent of the injuries have yet to be disclosed

The Independent UK

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Sinclair Names Robert P. Richardson VP, GM of WICS/WICD

He will oversee stations in Champaign, Springfield, and Decatur, Illinois market

TV Tech

Robert P. Richardson Named VP/GM at WICS-WICD Champaign-Springfield-Decatur

Joins Sinclair as he takes over stations in central Illinois

Broadcasting & Cable

In Decatur, it’s taking more than Buffett family $30 million to make addiction-treatment center work

DECATUR — The question came out of the blue, or so it seemed to Crossing Healthcare CEO Tanya Andricks: If you had $30 million to design an addiction-treatment facility, how would you do it?

Chicago Sun-Times

A $30 million gift to build an addiction treatment center. Then staffers had to run it

DECATUR, Ill. — The question came out of the blue, or so it seemed to Crossing Healthcare CEO Tanya Andricks: If you had $30 million to design an addiction treatment facility, how would you do it?

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Mall of America shooting death suspect and his mother arrested

MINNEAPOLIS — A juvenile suspected in the Dec. 23 killing at the Mall of America was arrested in Decatur, Georgia, on Tuesday, according to Bloomington police, as was his mother who police say drove him to Georgia after the shooting.

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Historic Decatur home of ‘Confederate heroine’ rebranded

Mercedes Ball stood behind a microphone in the back room of an antebellum house in Decatur on last week, getting a little teary-eyed as she spoke.

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Atlanta’s used bookstores preserve history, enrich communities

ATLANTA — Jan Keith has done plenty of reading throughout her 32 years in Atlanta's Inman Park neighborhood. She is part of book clubs, loves historical fiction, has dozens of used books and frequents the neighborhood’s A Cappella Books. The bookstore, with a large used book selection, mirrors the changing…

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Lisa Holder White sworn in as first Black woman on state Supreme Court: ‘We need not limit our dreams or settle for less’

“Taking my oath in this place today recognizes the undeniable value and merit of what I — as a Black woman, mother, daughter, sister, wife and jurist — have to contribute to the work of our state’s highest court,” the Decatur Republican said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois undercounted in 2020 census, actually grew to 13 million — largest population ever

A U.S. Census Bureau report released Thursday shows rather than losing population, Illinois gained more than 250,000 residents between 2010 and 2020. That’s roughly the equivalent of not counting anyone in Aurora — Illinois’ second largest city — and the entire city of Decatur.

Chicago Sun-Times

Audit: DCFS failed to implement reforms named for Decatur toddler who died of neglect nearly a year after law passed

The audit found the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services was unable to provide home safety checklists, which are mandated when a child leaves state care to be returned to their home, in 192 of 195 cases studied.

Chicago Sun-Times

GOP primaries could signal direction of party’s earmarks stance

WASHINGTON — Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., secured nearly $11.6 million in earmarked projects for his constituents in the March omnibus appropriations law, from streetscape improvements in Gillespie to a new nursing school facility at Millikin University in Decatur.

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Benzinga

Archer-Daniels-Midland Plans To Invest $300M To Expand Protein Production

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co (NYSE:ADM) said it is planning a $300 million investment to expand its Decatur, Illinois, alternative protein production. The company will also launch a Protein Innovation Center to enhance its alternative protein capabilities. The project is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2025. The investment will support ADM's soy protein…

Reason

Brickbat: Community Outreach

A Decatur, Alabama, liquor store owner is suing the city and a police officer who punched him when cops responded to a shoplifting incident he reported. Kevin Penn held the shoplifter at gunpoint and called cops. When police arrived, store surveillance video appeared to show Penn unloaded his gun and…

Chicago Sun-Times

Debate over House rules on masks and other COVID-19 restrictions leads to temperature checks for legislators

State Rep. Dan Caulkins, R-Decatur, unsuccessfully sought a vote on a resolution to lift the chamber’s face covering requirement. He next asked that everyone be removed from the chamber since they were in violation of another rule requiring temperature checks prior to entry.

Tribune News Service

Deleted Abrams tweet shows how schools’ COVID policies in 2022 crosshairs

ATLANTA — The tweet from Stacey Abrams seemed innocuous enough, promoting her appearance at a Decatur school honoring Black History Month.

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