PAXTON — To some, the roadside ice cream shop at 349 N. Railroad Ave. in Paxton will always be known as Dairy Queen, just as it had been since 1954. The name change that happened there Saturday, Aug.

PAXTON — Moments before she was sentenced to 90 days in the Ford County Jail and 30 months of probation, former Paxton pharmacist Jenna Vogel apologized for having stockpiled thousands of prescription ...

GIBSON CITY — The Gibson City Council held a special meeting on Monday, July 20, to review the city’s proposed 2026-27 fiscal year budget, and after some adjustments, members unanimously approved the ...

Not that you care; it’s just necessary to note for this story: I wear a mask over my eyes when I sleep. I tend to work at night, so I sleep during daylight hours; thus the sleep mask. Not that there’s ...

PAXTON — Calls from the community to keep Brock Niebuhr as Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School’s head baseball coach grew a little louder during the PBL school board’s monthly meeting on Wednesday, July ...

PAXTON — The supplier of official Pokémon merchandise for Game Changer Sports Shop in Paxton is suing a wholesale distributor, claiming a breach of contract. A four-count lawsuit was filed in Ford ...

PAXTON — The Missouri-based Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy and an affiliated watchdog group based in that same state are suing four public school districts and two villages in Ford County ...

KANKAKEE — Former Iroquois County Public Health Department administrator Dee Ann Schippert’s jury trial is no longer set for October. Charged in March 2024 with 33 felonies — including eight counts of ...

BUCKLEY — Heather’s Kitchen at 310 S. Railroad Ave. in Buckley offers lunches through the Peace Meal program starting at 10 a.m. each weekday. Here are the menus for this week, with all meals ...

PAXTON — Paxton resident Ross Radke filed an amended lawsuit against the Paxton Park District on Monday, July 20, in U.S. District Court in Urbana. Radke alleges in the lawsuit that the park district ...

The number of measles cases in the U.S. has surpassed the record breaking tally for all of 2025, with five more months of 2026 still to come. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention logged ...

We began this series last time from Psalm 88 that touches on despair, despondency, and depression. I briefly referenced the life of 19th century pastor and author, Charles Spurgeon and his struggle ...