The Paxton-Buckley-Loda seventh-grade volleyball team won 25-21, 25-22 over Fisher on Tuesday. Emmalynn Shumate had five kills and five aces for PBL (5-3) while Violet Foster had six aces and one kill ...

The Paxton Park District is hosting a youth baseball game at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 24, at Nelson Field. Pregame ceremonies ...

Over a 20-month span during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dee Ann Schippert spent at least 759 hours at a Watseka gambling ...

Ebertfest is rolling around again April 23-26 at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign, as it has for the last 25 years, and ...

After last year’s narrow loss to The Hinsdalean in the Illinois Press Association’s annual Excellence in News Contest, the ...

Four people allegedly involved in what police called “a major drug distribution ring in Gibson City and surrounding towns” ...

In Joe Biden’s last 15 minutes of presidency, he preemptively pardoned “Dr.” Anthony Fauci, “General” Mark Milley and members ...

The Rev. William Smith Jr. — pastor of the First Congregational Church in Weymouth, Mass., in 1734 — envisioned American ...

Starting his first year in the Illinois Senate, state Sen. Chris Balkema, R-Channahon, has been appointed to the Senate’s ...

The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley school board approved the hiring of Michael Schwenk as GCMS High School’s next assistant ...

Winding through the heart of Illinois’ 53rd Senate District, Route 66 has long been a gateway to adventure, history and economic growth, especially in Pontiac, where the highway’s legacy remains a ...

Jim Shearl, secretary of Paxton Masonic Lodge No. 416, poses with Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School social worker Lauryl McKenry, left, and PBL High School counselor Lisa Niewold in front of new ...