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 ...

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 ...

In my previous article, we saw how the Old Testament children of Israel were often unhappy with all that God was doing in their lives, which led to grumbling and complaining against God. How often do ...

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 ...

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

Cast members take the stage in the pavilion at Gibson City’s North Park on the night of Friday, July 25, as the ACT Theatre Company performed two shows — “Space Pirates!” and “Seussical (The Musical).

A $4.1 million project at the Iroquois County Highway 9 bridge over the Interstate 57 interchange north of Buckley is complete, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced on social media. The ...

A list of cases filed recently in Ford County Circuit Court: FELONIES • Donald L. Peacock, 39, no address listed, for possession of methamphetamine (less than 5 grams), driving on a revoked/suspended ...

Julie Lowry of Champaign, left, mother advisor for the Champaign assembly of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls (Rainbow Girls, for short), and Joyce Zimmerman of Champaign, parent of a ...

After a few months of a downward trend, inflation is on the rise again with food prices following suit. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.3% in June and 2.7% in the past 12 months.

Recovery meetings are available in Ford County, including Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), SMART Recovery, Celebrate Recovery and The Landing: Celebrate Recovery for Teens. Following is the weekly schedule: ...