A Melvin man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to two Class X felonies alleging he possessed and ...

The construction of an addition to the Ford County Courthouse is being considered not merely because staff “want” new space, ...

Ahead of its planned closure, the First Presbyterian Church of Gibson City recently donated $15,000 of its remaining funds to ...

The Ford County Chronicle has filed a request for review with the Illinois Attorney General’s Office alleging Illinois State ...

The Paxton-Buckley Loda school board approved the promotion of Clara Peterson Elementary School Assistant Principal Melinda ...

At this early stage, it appears the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028 is California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Kamala Harris remains a possibility, but after her decisive defeat ...

Members of the Gibson City Council’s water and sewer committee got their first look at a drainage plan for the 7th Street and Guthrie Street area during a committee meeting on Thursday, June 25. Will ...

It was the early ’70s before I met Krista, the woman who took on the lifelong journey of straightening me out. Instead, I was infatuated with bluegrass music, particularly instrumentalists. However, ...

The Ford County Public Building Commission has a new chairman. Del Bruens of Paxton, a longtime member of the commission who has served previously as its secretary, was appointed via a unanimous vote ...

O’er the ramparts we watched.” Those were the famous words penned by Francis Scott Key when writing the Star-Spangled Banner in 1814 during the bombardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. It ...

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley school district officials are considering an extensive, $20 million renovation of GCMS High School — and possibly asking voters to authorize a new countywide 1% sales tax to ...

As speculation continues to swirl around which fast-food restaurant will be attached to the new convenience store and gas ...