Brysen Butler of the Central Illinois Track Club finished 25th with a time of 4:38.65 in the 14-year-old men’s 1,500-meter ...

The Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School cross country team is undergoing some changes. Sally Ellis was hired as the head coach of ...

The Ford County Board’s farm committee advanced a proposal to the full board Wednesday to seek sealed bids from farmers for ...

The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity: -- William Nolan, 18, of Rantoul, was arrested ...

Hard-working, crazy uncle, listener, intellectual, silly grandpa, open, complex, a bon vivant, his own person, quiet, timid, ...

PAXTON — The PBL Education Foundation recently awarded a grant to Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School’s art department for the purchase of 20 iPads and 20 Apple Pencil Pros. Art teachers Emily Wood and ...

The Paxton Swedes will host the Buckley Dutchmasters in the Eastern Illinois Baseball League Tournament semifinals at 2 p.m.

BUCKLEY — Cindy’s Roadside Cafe at 310 S. Railroad Ave. in Buckley is offering lunches for $4 per meal through the Peace Meal program at 1 p.m. on weekdays. Following is the menu for the upcoming week ...

Illinois is known for many things: its hardworking people, dynamic urban center, rich farmland, and robust manufacturing base. But quietly and powerfully, the insurance industry has emerged as one of ...

Some sights from Saturday’s annual Loda Good Ole Days parade, courtesy of Daniel L. Chamness and Moto Johnson ... LODA GOOD OLE DAYS ...

CHICAGO — Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, who spent years as a close friend and advisor to ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, was sentenced to two years in prison Thursday for his ...

MELVIN — Melvin Village President Austin Fancher told the Ford County Chronicle that he resigned Monday night, effective ...