Leslie D. “Les” Freed, 93, of rural Loda passed away at 8:49 a.m. Thursday, July 16, 2026 at his home. A Celebration of Life for Les will be held from 1:00-5:00 p.m. Sunday, August 2, 2026 at The ...

GIBSON CITY — Lisa B. Helgesen, 67, of Gibson City, died Friday, July 17, 2026. She will be laid to rest at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, at Drummer Township Cemetery in Gibson City. Information on a ...

PAXTON — The Paxton Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on a proposed annexation agreement to make way for a community solar project on farmland between the Colmac Coil ...

BUCKLEY — Orval Alfred “Kortzy” Luhrsen, 93, of Buckley, died at 8:30 a.m. Monday, July 6, 2026, at Heritage Health in Hoopeston. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 25, at Trinity ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois State Police notified the Illinois Attorney General’s Office on Friday that they were finally working to process the Ford County Chronicle’s Freedom of Information Act request — ...

SIBLEY — Four village residents spoke out at the most recent regular village board meeting regarding objectionable activities at one property in their neighborhood. Charles Milligan, Cindy Vaughan, ...

Going into another year leading the Paxton Buckley Loda school district’s band program, Josh and Dayna Breen are aiming to take it to the next level. “We’ve got lots of goals,” Mr. Breen said. “We ...

PAXTON — Even those who have long supported allowing backyard chickens in Paxton are not so happy with the proposed new regulations that would finally make it a reality. “Cumbersome” was a word ...

MELVIN — The agenda for the Melvin Village Board’s July 14 meeting, which occurred at 7 p.m. past the Ford County Chronicle’s publication deadline, included approval of the appointment of a new ...

PAXTON — Gary James Marsh, 74, of Paxton, died Saturday, July 4, 2026. Visitation was from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at the Cox-Knapp Funeral Home in Paxton. A funeral service ...

Shane Kleinert of Lake Iroquois — the self-proclaimed ‘champion’ of the Lake Iroquois Association Bass Club — cooks ribeye steaks and butterfly pork chops on a grill outside the Paxton Kirby Foods ...

ELLIOTT — Cheryl E. Elder, 67, of Elliott, died Friday July 10, 2026, surrounded by family. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 17, and 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, July 18, at the First ...