The Hostetler is a new event venue, run by CM Catering, located between Anna Thai and Hotshots in Downtown Decatur.

DECATUR - Abraham Lincoln didn't know what hit him when he made his entrance to the jam-packed Wigwam in downtown Decatur to be introduced at the 1860 Illinois Republican Convention.

The Decatur Club, a private club woven into the fabric of the city's cultural, economic and social life for more than 140 years, is ceasing operations — at least temporarily.

The heart of Decatur's downtown is getting an overdue overhaul. Driving the news: On Thursday, Decatur leaders will ceremoniously break ground on the $8.5 million expansion of the square and ...