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Monster trucks at the Champaign County Fair. Visitors from around the country flooded the area as the gates to the Champaign County Fairgrounds swung open on Friday.

Monster trucks at the Champaign County Fair. Visitors from around the country flooded the area as the gates to the Champaign County Fairgrounds swung open on Friday.

PAXTON – A Rankin teen was cited for drinking alcohol after crashing her car in southern Ford County on Monday night.

School's out, and officials say it's prime time for sex offenders to strike. "Summertime, these individuals hang around where young people gather.

They're tough to miss: the neon colors, the promise of fast cash. But some folks in Springfield want them gone.

A woman who has been accused of abusing animals will be examined by an expert to determine her mental fitness.

Dick Ehrbright, a resident of Waveland for 25 years with his wife, Nan, until Hurricane Katrina forced them to relocate, lost his son Toby, 42, in 2004 from complications following rotary cuff surgery in ...

Five Generations gathered at recent High School Graduation in Champaign,Illinois Front Row Rosemary Hoeffel,Alberta Page,Adily Alberti.2nd row,Sheila Striklin and Carlos Alberti Lee&Rosemary Hoeffel and all ...

PAXTON – Plainclothes police officers will be at Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School's graduation ceremony tonight after a student found a note this afternoon that stated 'bring a rifle tomorrow.' The note ...

PAXTON – Students, athletes and fans riding on Paxton-Buckley-Loda school district buses next year will find they are being videotaped and their conversations are being recorded. via News-Gazette Technology Stories

PAXTON – Ashley Marcotte was a well-liked and accomplished student at Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School and a published poet and devoted family member in her private life. via News-Gazette Local Stories

PAXTON – A restaurant is expanding into a turn-of-the century building in downtown Paxton that was once used as the law office of a former Ford County judge and previously as a dry-cleaning business ... via News-Gazette Technology Stories

Rozella Elizabeth Hardy, 73, of Rantoul, Ill., died Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Ill., surrounded by her family. via Sedalia Democrat

Champaign A 41-year-old man from Rantoul, Ill., was arrested for retail theft, false identification and obstructing justice at Wal-Mart, 2610 N. Prospect Ave., Sunday afternoon. via The Daily Illini

“When I got to the scene, I made contact by telephone”

A former Iroquois County resident and Illinois State Police investigator was arrested yesterday after a standoff with Gibson City Police. via Iroquois Times-Republic

PAXTON – A Paxton teen is being held in the Ford County jail on an unlawful weapons charge for having a knife on him while trespassing at the Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School. via News-Gazette Technology Stories

Newton Varsity and JV postponed until Sat. 1 p.m. - @ Arcola High; make up Sat. 6 p.m. - DeWitt Co. via IllinoisHomepage.net

“Auctions typically move around 2,500 pelts with some single auctions accounting for upwards of 5,000 furs changing hands”

PAXTON, Ill. - Greg Anderson feels a kinship with history as he walks his trap line routes across Ford County fields. via Journal-Gazette

Matthew Bristle PAXTON - U.S. Air Force Airman Matthew R. Bristle has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. via Pantagraph

“He always had a smile on his face”

A Paxton man who died Tuesday after his vehicle was swept away in flood waters was remembered Wednesday as a Boy Scout who lived up to the tenets of his Eagle Scout award. via The Pantagraph