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3 days ago · Attorney general weighing arguments in OMA complaint vs. Loda. Will Brumleve | January 23, 2025. LODA — Now that each has made its arguments to the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, the Ford County Chronicle and Village of Loda are awaiting a determination on whether a violation of the state’s Open Meetings Act occurred at …
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5 days ago · GIBSON CITY — A celebration of life service for Jo An Cotton, 77, who died Wednes – day, Nov. 6, 2024, at her home in Gibson City, is scheduled for noon Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2979 County Road 1800 East, Rantoul.
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Jan 15, 2025 · KEMPTON — The Tri-Point school board is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, in the board room at the unit office in Kempton with the following on the agenda: n Reports from the superintendent and the principals of the high school, upper elementary/junior high school and lower elementary school. n The semi-annual review of closed session minutes
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Jan 15, 2025 · When the Local Journalism Sustainability Act was signed into Illinois law last summer, promising thousands of dollars per year in tax credits to help independently owned community newspapers just like my own, I was so hopeful it would help my little newspaper — the Ford County Chronicle — finally turn the financial corner.
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Sep 11, 2024 · William M. Archer BAYLES LAKE — William M. “Bill” Archer Jr., 82, of Bayles Lake in rural Loda, died at 2:35 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, at The Citadel of Bourbonnais following a long battle with kidney disease. A funeral mass will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 407
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5 days ago · PAXTON PAXTON — The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity: n No injuries were reported and no tickets were issued following a two-vehicle accident on Monday, Jan. 20, at the intersection of Patton Street and Railroad Avenue. The accident occurred around 5:22 a.m. when a 2014 Toyota Corolla driven by Melvin
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5 days ago · The Gibson City Restoration Association’s president, Sharon Heavilin, right, poses with Becky Brucker during the association’s weekly Queen of Hearts drawing on Wednesday, Jan. 15, after Brucker’s ticket was pulled from the tumbler and she chose to see what was under Card No. 5 on the playing board, revealing the King of Clubs.
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5 days ago · When the Local Journalism Sustainability Act was signed into Illinois law last summer, promising thousands of dollars per year in tax credits to help independently owned community newspapers just like my own, I was so hopeful it would help my little newspaper — the Ford County Chronicle — finally turn the financial corner.
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Food giveaways in Ford County set for Sept. 20 The Eastern Illinois Foodbank will be distributing food to area families facing food insecurity on Friday, Sept. 20. Its Foodmobile will be stationed at distribution sites throughout Ford County from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., including from 9 to 9:30 a.m.