The Buckley Dutchmasters know a thing or two about postseason baseball. They are, after all, the three-time defending ...

Here are some sights from Sunday's game at Memorial Field in Paxton, which the Dutchmasters won 16-4 in eight innings ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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