PAXTON — A former agricultural teacher at Clifton Central High School in Iroquois County was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Wednesday, Jan. 28, after pleading guilty to two Class X felony counts ...

Monticello 44, PBL 18 PBL 1 10 1 6 -- 18 MON 11 11 10 12 -- 44 PBL (6-16, 1-5) Audrey McCoy 2-1-5, Olivia Rehg 0-0-0, Emmy Bagwell 0-0-0, Tinley Boehme 0-0-0, Kylie Rust 2-4-8, Hallee Johnson 2-1-5, ...

PAXTON — Fred Magers has resigned as multi-township assessor for Button and Patton townships, and Del Bruens has been appointed to replace him. Magers defeated Bruens in last spring’s election in his ...

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KANKAKEE — The Illinois Department of Public health officials has confirmed a case of Legionnaires’ disease at the state-run Shapiro Developmental Center in Kankakee, Capitol News Illinois has learned ...

PAXTON — The Paxton City Council unanimously approved an engineering services agreement last week with Champaign based Clark Dietz for the reconstruction of 1,000 feet of pavement on North Market ...

PONTIAC — Tierra Kelly of Rankin was arrested for manufacture/delivery of methamphetamine (more than 100 grams), a Class X felony, following an investigation into the delivery of methamphetamine by ...

Naomi (Burnette) Wyant, 89, of Gibson City and formerly of Arrowsmith died at 2:14 am Friday, January 23, 2026, at Goldwater Care, Gibson City. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday, ...

CHAMPAIGN — A number of area residents were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2025 semester at Parkland College in Champaign. To make the list, students must earn a gradepoint average of 3.5 or ...

PAXTON — More than 200 people gathered at the Pueblo Lindo Mexican restaurant in Paxton on Saturday, Jan. 24, for a chance to meet and hear from a number of Republican candidates in the March 17 ...

GIBSON CITY — The Moyer District Library in Gibson City is hosting free chair exercise classes through March. “Due to their popularity and your requests, we are extending our free chair exercise ...

URBANA — A Rantoul man was sentenced to four decades behind bars on Thursday, Jan. 15, for predatory criminal sexual assault. Joshua Nibbe, 39, was in court for sentencing on two counts. He was ...