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Letter to the Editor | UI students: SIUE’s student paper needs your help
College is perhaps the best place on Earth to develop critical thinking skills and real-world experience. At Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, those opportunities are under threat. I’m Dylan Hembrough, editor-in-chief of SIUE’s student newspaper, The Alestle. I’ve been…
4 book-to-movie adaptations to cozy up to this fall
As the leaves begin to change color and the air turns crisp, it’s time to pull out your sweaters and settle in. If visiting pumpkin patches, finding your way through corn mazes or going on hayrides isn’t your thing, you might find yourself wanting to lie back and enjoy a good…
FULL HOUSE AT HEARING
GIBSON CITY — Residents from western Ford and eastern McLean counties affected by One Earth Sequestration’s proposed carbon sequestration project gathered near Gibson City on Tuesday, Sept. 22, to hear testimony and tell Environmental Protection Agency officials whether they…
$1.2M in red ink in budget for 2026-27
GIBSON CITY — The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley school board is expected to approve a budget that shows a $1.2 million overall deficit for the 2026- 27 fiscal year, with red ink in six of the school district’s nine funds. The board is scheduled to hold a public hearing on the budget…
IEMA officials: FEMA aid for Paxton, other Ill. communities all up to Trump
PAXTON — On the official start of fall, city leaders met at Paxton City Hall with state lawmakers and emergency management officials on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 22, to talk about this past summer — namely, what all agreed was an uncommonly cruel one in terms of severe stormy…
City applying for grant for N. Church St. improvements
GIBSON CITY — The Gibson City Council approved a resolution Monday supporting an application for an Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program grant to improve sidewalks and pedestrian access along North Church Street. The proposed project would pave the sidewalks from East…
Angel Warriors’ former treasurer appears in court on theft charge
GIBSON CITY — The former treasurer of the Angel Warriors, a nonprofit group that raised funds for veterans, cancer victims and others in need, made her first appearance in Ford County Circuit Court on Tuesday, Sept. 22, after she was charged last month with felony theft for…
STATE INSIGNIA CHAIRMAN VISITS
Pam Bork, left, chapter regent for the Governor Thomas Ford Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, poses with Julie Barnes, past state insignia chairman, alongside an informational display during the chapter’s first meeting of the 2026-27 program…
COOKING FOR THE CAUSE
Greg Houtzel grills steaks for a Corn Belt Shrine Club fundraiser in downtown Gibson City on Thursday, Sept. 24, in conjunction with Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School’s homecoming parade. The post COOKING FOR THE CAUSE first appeared on Ford County Chronicle .
PORTRAYING ANNE FRANK
Speaker and storyteller Michelle Gibbons portrays Anne Frank in a live performance entitled ‘Hidden but Heard: Tales from Anne Frank’s ‘Secret Annex’ on Monday, Sept. 28, at Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School. The post PORTRAYING ANNE FRANK first appeared on Ford County…
TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Wednesday, Sept. 30, the 273rd day of 2026. There are 92 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 30, 1949, the Berlin Airlift came to an end after delivering more than 2.3 million tons of cargo to blockaded residents of West Berlin over 15 months. Also on this…
POLICE BLOTTER
PAXTON PAXTON — The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity: Quinton M. Garrett, 39, of Paxton, was arrested for delivery of alcohol to a minor and contrib- uting to the delinquency of a minor around 6:36 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, at the Paxton Police…