Tom Lisi
The Pantagraph
Decatur, IL, United States
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Gleason names new assistant city manager in Bloomington
BLOOMINGTON — Interim City Manager Billy Tyus is leaving Decatur's municipal administration after 19 years to become assistant city manager in Bloomington under his former boss, Tim Gleason. His first → Read More
NO. 7 STORY OF 2018: Central Illinois business openings and closings
The Herald & Review is counting down the top stories of 2018. Share your thoughts here. → Read More
Fuji Japanese Steakhouse apologizes in social media post, reopens
DECATUR — Fuji Japanese Steakhouse reopened for business Monday after Macon County health inspectors returned and cleared the restaurant of sanitation issues that led to its closure on Friday, according → Read More
Decatur offers $5,000 grants to low-income homeowners
DECATUR — City officials have opened up the application process for Decatur's Emergency Program, which offers up to $5,000 for qualified low-income homeowners to make repairs. → Read More
Dam malfunction causes lower-than-normal Lake Decatur levels
DECATUR — The water levels of Lake Decatur will be "significantly lower" than normal over the coming days because of a malfunctioning dam gate, city officials said. → Read More
With no objections, ballot for Decatur elections are set
DECATUR — Shavon Francis will be the first name to appear on the ballot for the April 2 city elections after she won a lottery draw conducted by the city → Read More
The Decatur City Council approved a $68 million budget tonight. Here's where the money is going.
DECATUR — City Council members avoided any major tax increases for the second year in a row when they unanimously approved a $68 million balanced operations budget for 2019 on → Read More
Kara Demirjian Huss withdraws from mayoral race due to filing error
DECATUR — Kara Demirjian Huss will not be running for mayor of Decatur after getting notice from the city clerk that she failed to file all the necessary paperwork to → Read More
$68 million: 5 things to know about Decatur's 2019 budget meeting today
DECATUR — City leaders Wednesday will field questions from the public about the upcoming year's balanced budget proposal, which holds the line on taxes in part by keeping staffing levels → Read More
Where road projects are planned this week in the Decatur region 🚧
DECATUR — The following is a list of areas in which road work is scheduled to take place during the next week, according to local and state officials. → Read More
Decatur council to meet Tuesday for city manager search
DECATUR — The City Council in a special closed session Tuesday will discuss reducing the field of candidates before conducting interviews for the open city manager position. → Read More
Macon County economic development head, ADM CEO on Pritzker transition team for agriculture
CHICAGO — Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker announced an agricultural committee, part of his transition efforts, will include two Decatur-area leaders: Ryan McCrady, president of the Economic Development Corporation of Decatur and → Read More
Decatur City Council falls 1 vote short of licensing second ambulance service
DECATUR — The Decatur City Council fell one vote short Monday of licensing a second ambulance company to operate in the city, contradicting the recommendation of an independent public hearing → Read More
3 Decatur mayor, council candidates enter the ring as filing period opens
DECATUR — Three challengers for races in next year's municipal consolidated elections became the first to file petitions with the city clerk Monday morning. → Read More
Coroner identifies Decatur man shot to death on city's east side
DECATUR — The Macon County Coroner's Office has identified the 25-year-old man shot to death Thursday night in Decatur as Marcqui J. Apholone. → Read More
Touchscreen voter machine in Forsyth draws concern day after election
DECATUR — Dan Caulkins, winner of the Tuesday race for the 101st Illinois house District, is raising concerns about some voting machines after several people complained of difficulty at polling → Read More
How Libertarians hope to reshape the political landscape in Macon County
DECATUR — They are vocal and hope to gain a toehold this election season. This year, Libertarians have fielded candidates for all statewide offices, most notably the 39-year-old retired Navy → Read More
Where road projects are planned this week in the Decatur region 🚧
DECATUR — The following is a list of areas in which road work is scheduled to take place during the next week, according to local and state officials. → Read More
Neuhoff Media CEO connects business and personal lives in Chamber address
DECATUR — In her address to members of the Greater Decatur Chamber of Commerce at its annual meeting, Beth Neuhoff spoke of an unlikely bridge between personal tragedy and business → Read More
Have you seen this fish? Asian Carp haven't made it to Lake Decatur — but they're close 🐟
DECATUR — Five years after the approval of a $120,000 fence at the Lake Decatur dam to prevent jumping Asian carp from invading during a major flood, the coast is → Read More