Roberts
A village in Ford County, Illinois — population 328 as of 2020.
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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…
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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 .
Community Groups & Organizations
PBL volleyball loses in three sets to Westville
PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity volleyball team lost 25-14, 17-25, 25-17 to Westville on Wednesday. With the win, Westville improved to 18-4 while PBL fell to 10-12. “Westville is a pretty good team, and they came to play tonight,” PBL head coach Tyler Rubarts said.…
Local Sports
Photo gallery: PBL volleyball vs. Westville (Sept. 30, 2026)
Here are some sights from Wednesday’s junior varsity and varsity matches, both of which ended in three-set victories for Westville … The post Photo gallery: PBL volleyball vs. Westville (Sept. 30, 2026) first appeared on Ford County Chronicle .
Local Sports
GCMS grad wins rodeo championship
DANVILLE — Layne Harden, a 2019 Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School graduate, was the overall Reserve Champion of the Hangin’ on Tight 2026 Rodeo Series. The season started on the weekend of April 17-18 and concluded with the finals on Sept. 25-26 at Palmer Arena in Danville.…
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Local cross country runners compete in El Paso-Gridley Invitational
EL PASO – Erin McCall of the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley cross country team finished eighth with a time of 21:05.6 in the varsity girls’ race at the El Paso-Gridley Invitational on Tuesday. Tri-Point’s Grace Richie finished 28th with a time of 23:13. Tri-Point also finished sixth…
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Roberts by the numbers
- Area
- 0.48 sq mi (1.25 km²)
- Median age
- 38.8
- Households
- 206
- Persons per household
- 2.4
- Office
- VILLAGE PRESIDENT
- Address
- PO BOX 156, ROBERTS, IL 60962