News across Greater Champaign
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 .
Atwood Church Inviting Public To Free Party, Movie Oct. 3
Aldersgate United Methodist Church is inviting the public to its free Block Party and Movie Night on Saturday, Oct. 3.
DI Voices | My experience founding an RSO on campus
Last semester, I founded an RSO on campus, Combating Screen Time Club. Two hours before writing this, I had a photoshoot with the executive board. As crows flocked above in the grey sky, we took pictures with a Kodak “digi” camera in front of my apartment building for an…
The week in news: Students protest data centers; early voting begins in Illinois
On campus: Students, community rally for data center regulation Students for Environmental Concerns protested large data centers in a rally held Friday. It was joined by members of Students for Socialism, Prairie Rivers Network and Resist AI Data Centers Champaign County in…
Students, community members rally at anti-data center protest
Students for Environmental Concerns held a rally Friday and demanded stricter regulations on large data center development in Champaign County. The possible development of hyperscale data centers in Champaign County has raised concerns and been a topic of discussion for the…
McKinley Giving Garden grows to serve the community
Covered in vines and small leafy shrubs, a small patch of land called the McKinley Giving Garden greets people outside Presby Hall. The garden acts as a place to grow and tend to produce while simultaneously serving the community. The garden is in partnership with many…
150 YEARS STRONG
ELLIOTT — Paxton has its Swedes. Gifford has its Germans. Elliott has its Norwegians. When it came time to build a church in rural Elliott, the majority Norwegian population chose a site about a mile and a half south of the Ford County community and named it after Erik…
Community Resource Fair to connect Ford County residents with local services
PAXTON — Community members will once again have the opportunity to connect with local social service agencies and learn about resources available throughout Ford County at this year’s Community Resource Fair. The 2025 Community Resource Fair provided visitors with information…
SECS set to lead anti-data center protest
A protest led by Students for Environmental Concerns demanding “strict regulations on data centers” in Champaign-Urbana will take place on Sept. 25 at noon in front of Foellinger Auditorium. In a statement sent by SECS to The Daily Illini, the RSO expressed its concerns regarding…
Rainscaping Education Program fosters environmental protection
Rainscaping is a system that uses nature to protect nature. By using natural and manufactured materials, the process aims to collect and manage stormwater where it falls. This supports water drainage and filtration, facilitates healthy soil and protects local bodies of water. In…
Pastor Steve Jones: Be Encouraged!
In my most recent article from Psalm 74, we looked at the reality that, for God’s covenant people, God sometimes doesn’t seem near. In this Psalm, we’re looking at a time in redemptive history when the people of God have been taken captive to Babylon and the temple in Jerusalem…