News across Greater Champaign
Ford County Probation & Court Services moving next week into downtown Paxton building
PAXTON — The former Market Street Dental building in downtown Paxton is the new home of Ford County Probation & Court Services. A sign added to the facade of the building at 140 N. Market St. on Thursday, Oct. 1, made it official. Jennifer Harrison, the probation department’s…
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…
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…
Gov. Pritzker offers tax relief for summer storm damage
A new tax relief is available for Illinois residents who were impacted by summer storms. Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Revenue announced the initiative in mid-August for individuals and businesses in 15 Illinois counties who were affected by storm damage.…
EPA’s formal hearing on well permits for carbon sequestration project draws a full house
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…
Illinois State Sen. Paul Faraci talks Project Success, data centers with Illini Dems
Democratic state Sen. Paul Faraci of the 52nd District discussed Project Success and data centers with the Illini Democrats at its meeting Tuesday. Project Success’s aim Project Success, formally SB3080, is a bill Faraci proposed to the Illinois Senate in January. The bill would…
IEMA officials: FEMA aid for Paxton, other Illinois communities comes down 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…
County board expecting to see red ink in budget
PAXTON — The Ford County Board is expecting to approve a deficit budget in November, even after further adjustments are made to reflect more accurate revenue projections. It remains to be seen exactly how much red ink will be included in the budget once it is up for approval —…
Probation department to move to downtown
PAXTON — The relocation of the Ford County probation department’s offices to a former dental office in downtown Paxton gained the approval of the county board via a unanimous vote during an adjourned meeting Friday evening. The board voted 8-0, with four members absent, to…
Ford County Board approves probation department’s move to downtown building
PAXTON — The relocation of the Ford County probation department’s offices to a former dental office in downtown Paxton gained the approval of the county board via a unanimous vote during an adjourned meeting Friday evening. The board voted 8-0, with four members absent, to…
City offering $1,000, $2,000 grants to residents affected by August flooding
PAXTON — Paxton residents who had flood damage last month and completed damage assessment surveys are eligible to apply for grants of up to $1,000 or $2,000 from the city — varying based on income level — to help cover costs of remedial work, including the replacement of ruined…
Leases for three farms terminated by county
PAXTON — The Ford County Board approved the hiring of a Gibson City farmer Monday night to harvest crops on all three county-owned farms this fall after the county’s tenant farmer failed to make payments due and defaulted on his cash-rent leases, which were terminated late last…