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ELLIOTT — The driver of a car struck by a school bus at a rural intersection south of Elliott in Ford County on Saturday morning has died. Ford County Coroner Brandon Roderick identified the deceased ...

PAXTON – The Paxton Swedes will need two wins at Meier Field on Sunday to claim its first Eastern Illinois Baseball League Tournament championship since 2021. After an 11-5 loss at home to the Royal ...

PAXTON — Paxton police continued Thursday 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 ...

Here are some sights from Game 1 of the Eastern Illinois Baseball League Tournament championship series in Paxton, which the Royal Giants won 11-5. Digital copies of ...

ROBERTS — On Thursday, the Illinois Commerce Commission approved nearly $1.6 million from the Grade Crossing Protection Fund (GCPF) to replace antiquated warning devices and improve public safety at ...

PAXTON — A suspect who allegedly fled from state police and exited Interstate 57 at Paxton probably thought he had a good hiding place when he climbed a tree near the Subway restaurant on the city’s ...

PAXTON — More than a year ago, the decision was made that no criminal charges would be filed against suspended Paxton-Buckley-Loda teacher and former coach Rob Pacey, the Ford County Chronicle has ...

GIBSON CITY — The Gibson City council approved an amended appropriations ordinance for the 2026-27 city budget on Monday, July 27. City Attorney Marc Miller explained to council members that the ...

PAXTON — U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly stopped by downtown Paxton on Wednesday to present city leaders with an oversized check for $850,000 — the amount awarded to the city via a federal grant she helped ...

PAXTON – The newly mandated early start to fall football practices brings back a little nostalgia for head coach Josh Pritchard. “I know as a player we started on Wednesdays many moons ago,” Pritchard ...

Joe Jackson, 37, of Elliott, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2026. He was born on May 12, 1989, in Chicago, the son of Kenneth and Tammy Jackson. He is survived by his mother, Tammy Jackson; three ...