The Ford County Chronicle won 29 awards — nine more than its closest competitor — to claim the coveted Will Loomis Memorial ...

A former Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley coach and teacher was arrested Thursday in Georgia on a warrant charging him in Ford ...

Paul Vernon Ogle, 92, of Rantoul passed peacefully at Reflections Memory Care in Rantoul on May 24, 2025. Mr. Ogle was born June 27, 1932 in Paxton a son of William and Edna Ogle. Survivors include ...

Earl John Rust, 90 of rural Buckley, died at 9:05 p.m. Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center, Urbana. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 9, 2025, at St.

Katherine Marie “Katie” Brzuchowski, 41 of Paxton died Monday, June 2, 2025, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 7, 2025, at Baier Family ...

The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity: -- Zonte L. Portis, 31, of Paxton, and Armoane L ...

Citing the stress of the job, Travis Duley is stepping down as superintendent of the Paxton-Buckley-Loda school district at ...

So, what is it that you actually do?” It’s a question I hear almost every day — posed by friends, family, strangers in the grocery store, even people sitting across from me at the dinner table. From ...

The only things in life that are promised are Duck and taxes. If this Earth keeps on spinning; then your friendly neighborhood Duckman will be here, writing Duck Tales. If there is a dollar in your ...

I think I missed my calling. I should have been a political pundit. As I sit here listening to what passes for news on TV, I realize that I am as qualified as anyone to have an opinion on current ...

While no longer serving as city clerk, Jan Hall will continue to be a familiar face at City Hall. “Until they lock me out, I ...

The Ford County Public Health Department board approved a resolution Tuesday afternoon to accept Gibson Area Hospital & ...