DECATUR – Mason Vaughan of the Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School boys track and field team finished seventh in the 110- and 300-meter hurdles with times of 15.7 and 42.41 seconds, respectively, at the ...

“LORD, you were favorable to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob.” (vs. 1) In the Hebrew text the Psalm begins by placing the verb in the emphatic position in the sentence to show that the ...

GIBSON CITY — Four days after the Horsch Radish announced its impending closure, citing “unsustainable costs of keeping our doors open,” a lawsuit was filed against the short-lived downtown Gibson ...

PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity baseball team won 11-8 over Clifton Central on Friday. Gavin Kief hit 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored while Dylan Vance hit 2-for-3 with two ...

PONTIAC — A former Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School teacher pleaded guilty to felony charges of grooming and indecent solicitation of a child last Wednesday and was allowed to be released from custody ...

For Illinois manufacturers and employers across the state, healthcare is not just a line item. It’s one of the fastest growing costs of doing business. Rising premiums force difficult tradeoffs and ...

For his role in the classic 1987 movie “Wall Street,” Michael Douglas won the Academy Award for best actor. Douglas portrayed Gordon Gekko, who spoke the iconic line, “Greed is good.” The Gekko ...

I like podcasts. I used to listen to Tucker Carlson daily until he seemingly went off the deep end. I still listen to Joe Rogan from time to time, though for every interview I enjoy, there are three ...

As households across Illinois brace to lose their federal food assistance this month, grocery stores, especially independent grocers across the state, are preparing for the devastating effects of ...

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PAXTON — Following a closed session to conclude its monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 12, the Paxton City Council unanimously approved a resolution granting 5% salary raises to the city’s seven ...

PAXTON — Terry Whitebird stepped down as coordinator of the Ford County Emergency Management Agency this week, citing a “toxic” work environment created by those with a “personal vendetta” against him ...