NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 27 -- Bridgestone/Firestone Inc., Wednesday said it plans to close its 59-year-old manufacturing facility in Decatur, Ill., the plant that made most of the 6.5 million tires ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- It's time to move on. Local, state and federal lawmakers emerged with that message after meeting with Bridgestone/Firestone officials Monday, who did not back down from plans ...

Decatur has always been a town with built-in redundancies. There are four Main Streets. East Main Street, West Main Street, North Main Street and South Main Street. There also are more uses of the ...

Jonathan Ahl of member station WCBU reports on this week's announcement by Bridgestone-Firestone that it will shut down its tire manufacturing plant in Decatur , Illinois. The move will put 15-hundred ...

DECATUR Workers and residents reacted with shock, anger and suspicion Wednesday as Bridgestone/Firestone officials announced they plan to close the Decatur plant by the end of the year.