Ezra Elliott continues to make Hoopeston proud.

Today is Tuesday, July 21, 2026. Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago: In 1926, Otis G. Hawk, a prominent retired farmer and lifelong resident of Champaign County, hanged himself ...

A 27-person committee's recommendations: act on middle school overcrowding at Franklin and Jefferson, improve special ...

Ford County State's Attorney Andrew Killian said Paul Meuser’s teenage victim was consulted about the proposed sentence and ...

A 17,000-square-foot entertainment center, planned for Tabeling Development's Prairieview Commons subdivision, will include ...

At a Monday court hearing before Judge Mark Goodwin for Jordan Richey, 27, a pretrial hearing was set for Sept. 21.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver, left, shakes hands with Keaton Wagler after he is drafted fifth overall by the Los Angeles ...

City Planning Manager Jeff Marino: "The applicant wants to continue to refine their proposal to address some of the concerns ...

It’s time once again to dive into another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about ...

Never in her life did the newly crowned Miss Ford County Fair Queen think she’d step foot on the stage, but that risk paid ...