PAXTON — A woman who lives near Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School told school board members on Wednesday, Sept. 16, that a retention basin north of the school has been overflowing during heavy ...

PAXTON — Two raised signs — one 80 and the other 25 feet high — could soon be put around the Interstate 57 interchange in Paxton to advertise the 76-brand fuel station and still-undisclosed fast-food ...

PAXTON -- To protect the safety of its students, the Paxton-Buckley-Loda school district will begin requiring all substitute teachers and volunteers to complete mandated-reporter training for the ...

PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School baseball team won 12-0 over Champaign Jefferson in the first round of the IESA Class 3A regionals on Thursday. Timber Withers tossed a one-hit ...

PAXTON — The Ford County Board approved the hiring of a Gibson City farmer Monday night to harvest crops on all three county-owned farms this fall after the county’s tenant farmer failed to make ...

Raymond “Murph” L. Thompson, 86 of Loda, died Monday, July 6, 2026, at his home on Bayles Lake. A graveside service will be held at Drummer Township Cemetery, Gibson City on Friday, October 2, 2026, ...

BUCKLEY — The Buckley Village Board voted unanimously on Tuesday, Sept. 8, to authorize Village President Scott Shockley to sign change orders reducing the contracted amounts for the construction of ...

PAXTON — Clove Alliance has moved its Paxton office into the historic former Paxton State Bank building at 106 S. Market St. downtown, bringing its free, confidential services for survivors of sexual ...

PAXTON — Paxton residents who had flood damage last month and completed damage assessment surveys are eligible to apply for grants of up to $1,000 or $2,000 from the city — varying based on income ...

I’m excited to highlight a new resource available through my website. If you click “Data Hub” on senatorbalkema.com, you’ll be taken directly to our new Illinois Data Hub, where we break down ...

Kaiden Phoenix McCubbins, 22 of Thomasboro, passed away at 5:28 a.m. Sunday, September 6, 2026, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Friday, September 18, ...

I marched in a couple of Labor Day parades this year. It’s important to celebrate the accomplishments of working people. Maybe you gathered with friends and family to grill and eat outdoors. Maybe you ...