News in Paxton
Resident: Retention basin on PBL property overflowing during heavy rains, flooding neighborhood
PAXTON — A woman who lives near Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School told school board members on Wednesday, Sept. 16, that a retention basin north of the school has been overflowing during heavy rains, repeatedly flooding her property and others in her neighborhood. Catherine…
To protect students, PBL schools to require ID from visitors, mandated reporter training for subs, volunteers
PAXTON — To protect the safety of its students, the Paxton-Buckley-Loda school district will begin requiring all substitute teachers and volunteers to complete mandated-reporter training for the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services and all visitors to provide…
Paxton woman pleads guilty to burglary, set to be sentenced in November
PAXTON — A Paxton woman pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary in two separate cases involving the theft of power tools from a Gibson City store on Tuesday, Sept. 15, and faces a potential prison term when sentenced in Ford County Circuit Court this fall. As part of a…
GREENLIGHTED
PAXTON — The Paxton City Council took steps Tuesday, Sept. 8, to make way for a community solar project on yet-to-be-annexed farmland between the Colmac Coil manufacturing plant and Interstate 57. Following a series of public hearings, the council voted unanimously to approve an…
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…
Former dental office eyed for probation offices
PAXTON — A former dental office in downtown Paxton could become the temporary new home of Ford County’s probation department, whose officers have been working remotely ever since their courthouse basement offices were flooded in August. Jennifer Harrison, the probation…
With swimming pool losing water ‘for years,’ measures to be taken
PAXTON — The Paxton Park District’s Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, Sept. 8, tabled its approval of hiring a professional leak inspection and detection service to look for leaks in the system and lines at the public swimming pool at Coady Park. The board’s president, Craig…
Tales of accountability, ‘restoring harm done’ in book
PAXTON — Many criminal offenders have no concept that their actions hurt other people. Sally Wolf, former Ford County director of probation and court services, said a restorative justice program can help that light dawn on many of those who offend. “Restorative justice says you…
PAXTON POLICE BLOTTER
PAXTON — The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity: Guadalupe D. Galvan, 30, of Rantoul, was arrested for driving with no valid driver’s license and ticketed for operating a vehicle with suspended registration during a traffic stop at 9:47 p.m.…
PBL volleyball wins 25-22, 25-15 over Tuscola
PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity volleyball ended a stretch of two matches in two nights on a winning note. After losing at Herscher on Monday, Sept. 14, PBL rebounded with a 25-22, 25-15 win at home over Tuscola on Tuesday. “We had a tough loss last night and they were…
Photo gallery: PBL volleyball vs. Tuscola (Sept. 15, 2026)
Here are some sights from Tuesday’s junior varsity and varsity matches, both of which ended in wins for PBL … The post Photo gallery: PBL volleyball vs. Tuscola (Sept. 15, 2026) first appeared on Ford County Chronicle .
Champaign man gets 21 years in prison for armed robbery at Paxton park
PAXTON — A Champaign man was sentenced to 21 years in state prison on Monday, Sept. 14, after pleading guilty in Ford County Circuit Court to one count of armed robbery with a firearm, a Class X felony, for his role in a March 2025 holdup at Paxton’s Fulton Park. As part of a…