GIBSON CITY – Graydon Leonard verbally committed to taking his baseball talents to the University of Illinois. Leonard, who will enter his senior year at Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School, ...

GIBSON CITY — The former Telecare building, owned by the city, will undergo renovations in anticipation of its use as a child care center providing fullday care for as many as 35 local children ...

PAXTON — An estimated 50 firefighters from seven fire departments in the area responded Sunday afternoon to a basement fire at a house in Paxton. No injuries were reported, and the house is believed ...

PAXTON — Members of the Roncevich family have been paying a few thousand dollars a year in real estate taxes to maintain their ownership of the historical A.J. Laurence building in downtown Paxton.

I want to extend my congratulations to Bill Sherfey, a former resident of the 53rd District, on celebrating his 100th birthday. Reaching this incredible milestone is a testament to a life well lived, ...

PAXTON — The Ford County Board on Monday, Aug. 10, voted unanimously to have a letter drafted and sent to the lessee of the three county-owned farms, notifying him that his cashrent leases will be ...

GIBSON CITY — The Ford County Public Health Department and Ford County Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC) will host a community harm reduction and Naloxone training from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, ...

CISSNA PARK — Aldine Emma Muench, 88, of Cissna Park, died Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, after complications from surgery. Visitation was from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at the Knapp Funeral Home in Cissna ...

D.B. Cooper, he isn’t, but David D. Jordan, wherever he is, like Cooper, remains a man of mystery. Cooper drew worldwide attention when he hijacked a Northwest Orient airline flight en route to ...

Illinois is home to the largest number of working nuclear reactors of any U.S. state, with approximately 12% of all nuclear power in the United States being generated here. This is in spite of the ...

PAXTON — Paxton police continue to investigate the robbery of the Hardee’s restaurant by the Interstate 57 interchange. In a news release, Police Chief Coy Cornett said police responded around 3:03 ...

PAXTON PAXTON — The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity: Damian M. Wilson, 27, of Paxton, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, posses- sion of a ...