2025年1月31日 · Ford County Chronicle hoping to win coveted trophy this year. January 31, 2025. EAST PEORIA -- After last year’s narrow loss to The Hinsdalean in the Illinois Press Association’s annual Excellence in News Contest, the Ford County Chronicle is vying once again to unseat the perennial champion of Division C — the contest’s division for nondaily newspapers with...

2025年1月29日 · William Randall “Randy” McQuinn, 58 of Urbana; formerly of Paxton, passed away at 9:03 a.m. Friday, January 31, 2025, at his home. A visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at Baier Family Funeral Services, 406 E. Pells Street, Paxton.

2025年1月29日 · EAST PEORIA — After last year’s narrow loss to The Hinsdalean in the Illinois Press Association’s annual Excellence in News Contest, the Ford County Chronicle is vying once again to unseat the perennial champion of Division C — the contest’s division for nondaily newspapers with circulations exceeding 2,500.

2025年1月30日 · EAST PEORIA — After last year’s narrow loss to The Hinsdalean in the Illinois Press Association’s annual Excellence in News Contest, the Ford County Chronicle is vying once again to unseat the perennial champion of Division C — the contest’s division for nondaily newspapers with circulations exceeding 2,500.

2024年12月18日 · Recognized As The Best Medium-Sized, Nondaily Newspaper In Illinois. Monday, February 3, 2025

2025年1月15日 · PAXTON POLICE PAXTON — The Paxton Police Department released the following list of recent activity: n No tickets were issued and no injuries were reported following a one-vehicle accident at 8:24 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10, at the intersection of Ford County Road 1900 East where it intersects with Walnut and Maple streets on Paxton’s west

2025年1月22日 · 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.

4 天之前 · THURSDAY, FEB. 6 Melvin Woman’s Club meeting The public is invited to attend the Melvin Woman’s Club’s next meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, at the Melvin Community Hall. The speaker is Ford County Emergency Management Agency Coordinator Terry Whitebird, who will speak about disaster preparedness. Gibson Area Chamber meeting The Gibson Area Chamber of Commerce’s next ...

2025年1月29日 · The Ford County Chronicle is a weekly newspaper, published Wednesdays, committed to providing fair, balanced, accurate, timely and thorough reporting of news of interest to the community of Ford County and the surrounding area. The newspaper’s first edition was published on July 1, 2020, after the paper was founded by Will Brumleve and Andrew Rosten,

2024年8月28日 · 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. across from the Piper City