GIBSON CITY — The former treasurer of a nonprofit group that raised funds for veterans, cancer victims and others in need has been charged in Ford County Circuit Court with felony theft after ...

All three of Ford County’s public high schools are being recognized by U.S. News & World Report as among the best high schools in both Illinois and across the nation. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High ...

PAXTON — Ford County’s Republican Central Committee has chosen former circuit clerk Kim Evans of Paxton and newly seated county board member Neil Rhoades of Gibson City as the party’s candidates for a ...

CHICAGO (AP) — A beluga whale died days after it was transported hundreds of miles to a Chicago aquarium from a shuttered Ontario park as part of an ongoing effort to rescue Canada’s last captive ...

Here are some sights from Saturday's Central Illinois Football League Seniors game. Digital copies of all these photos can be purchased at the following link: https ...

PAXTON — Attorneys for the five defendants in a lawsuit alleging female students were inappropriately touched by Paxton-Buckley-Loda teacher Rob Pacey and that administrators failed to report the ...

GIBSON CITY — The former treasurer of a nonprofit group that raised funds for veterans, cancer victims and others in need has been charged in Ford County Circuit Court with felony theft after ...

GIBSON CITY — Dolly Parton was a champion of people and literacy. The Moyer District Library is celebrating her legacy with a book display and a children’s craft. “In honor of her song line, ‘Love is ...

DOWNS – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Middle School softball team lost 9-0 to Tri-Valley on Thursday. Khloe Huff, Piper Holzhauer and Sophia Thomsen each produced a hit for GCMS. On the mound, Karsyn ...

Almost all of humanity—even those who claim to have no belief in God—have some system of belief that helps them to deal with suffering. One of the best-known, self-avowed atheists in our day, Richard ...

PIATT COUNTY — The Illinois Department of Public Health has confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus in Illinois for 2026. The confirmed case involves a resident of Piatt County. In addition, ...

ONARGA – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School softball “A” team won 13-3 over Iroquois West on Saturday. Charlie Hethke hit 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs and four runs scored while Jessi ...