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 ...

GIBSON CITY — As the Angel Warriors raised funds for veterans, cancer victims and others in need during 2024 and 2025, the Gibson City-based nonprofit group’s treasurer, Kelli Bell, made an estimated ...

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, ...

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 — 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.

PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School program is bringing an experienced and deep roster into the 2026 season. Thirty-seven girls are in the program, including 21 on the freshman and junior ...

PAXTON — Matt Greenburg reminded his colleagues on the Paxton City Council — fellow Ward 3 Alderman Rob Pacey, in particular — that it has been almost a year since they formally censured Pacey, urging ...

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 — A southern Illinois man charged in Ford County with indecent solicitation of a child was ordered to serve 30 consecutive days in the county jail for violating the terms of his pretrial ...

PAXTON — Superintendent Eric Bohm presented a plaque of appreciation during the Paxton-Buckley-Loda school board’s monthly meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 12, to retiring Ford County Special Education ...

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, ...