New lottery game announced
A bill has been signed to create a new Illinois Lottery scratch-off game from which proceeds will fund police memorials, support for the...
Obituary: Cool
Philip F. Cool, 69, of Streator, passed away Monday, July 30, 2018 at 12:25 a.m. at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL. His...
Garage destroyed by fire
A detached garage and the vintage vehicles it contained were destroyed in an overnight fire last week in Normal. Normal firefighters...
2 arrested for distributing prescriptions
On Wednesday, July 25, 2018, members of BPD’s Vice Unit and Street Crimes Unit concluded a drug investigation into the sale of illegal...
Park celebrated in Fairbury
FAIRBURY – The renovation of a park was celebrated in Fairbury on Saturday. A reopening dedication for Marsh Park included numerous...
Recent Ford County police activity
07-09/ a sheriff’s deputy responded to a reported residential burglary in Piper City. The resident believed person(s) unknown entered the...
Obituary: Grider
Danny Ray Grider, 78 of Pontiac, formerly of Chenoa passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at 4:17 am, Tuesday, July 24,...
K-9 Jax reports for duty
Fairbury’s new K-9 officially began his duties Wednesday night after a formal swearing-in and badge presentation before the Fairbury City...
Beautiful weather ushers in fair
PONTIAC – It was a drastic change from years past for those attending opening day of the 2018 Livingston County Ag Fair in Pontiac...
Governor's Mansion reopens
Gov. Bruce Rauner and First Lady Diana Rauner welcomed guests and visitors at the grand reopening of the Illinois Governor’s Mansion on...
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