CHAMPAIGN – The University of Illinois football team held its annual moms’ practice on Saturday at Gies Memorial Stadium. “Today is always a fun day. It’s fun for our kids,” Illinois head coach Bret ...

NORMAL – Having one daughter play a sport in a Division I school is one thing. Dale Boyer, a Paxton native, acknowledges that he and his wife, Amy Boyer, are “really lucky” to have two daughters ...

PAXTON – The Paxton-Buckley-Loda varsity softball team lost 9-0 to Oakwood on Saturday. Kyla Grohler hit 2-for-3 while Faith Lusk and Meredith Foster each doubled. On the mound, Foster struck out ...

CISSNA PARK – The Cissna Park varsity baseball team lost 9-6 to Ridgeview on Saturday. Wyatt Marcott hit 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored while Seth Walder went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Evan ...

BISMARCK – The Cissna Park varsity baseball team lost 10-0 to Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin on Thursday. Jream Renteria provided Cissna Park’s lone hit as he went 1-for-2. On the mound, Wyatt ...

BUCKLEY -- Before the village can move forward with building a sanitary sewer treatment plant and collection system for Buckley, the town board must first determine how to make up a nearly $2 million ...

PAXTON — Miguel Teran and Santiago Nasevilla make it a priority in their respective classrooms at Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School to teach their students not just the Spanish language, as spoken in ...

DOWNS – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley varsity baseball team lost 9-0 to Tri-Valley on Thursday. Graydon Leonard, Brayden Bradbury and Zeb Greer each provided one hit for GCMS. On the mound, Conner ...

CHAMPAIGN – The University of Illinois football team is replacing four starters on the offensive line. Junior TJ McMillen is vying for a leadership role on the line as the Illini undergo their third ...

Lynn Ann Ingold, 75, died early, Thursday, April 9, 2026, with her family surrounding her. Lynn was born on July 14, 1950, in Pontiac, IL. She fought a valiant battle with ALS (amyotrophic lateral ...

DOWNS – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley varsity softball team lost 13-3 to Tri-Valley on Thursday. Izzy Gawthorp hit 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored while Mallory Purden doubled and produced two ...

I was proud to have one of my bills pass the Illinois House Transportation Regulation, Roads and Bridges Committee before the deadline last month. House Bill 2630 will take steps to make our rural ...