Dean Joseph Broquard, 86, died December 5, 2024 in his home in San Diego, California. He was born January 20, 1938 in Fairbury Illinois...

William R. Zbinden, 86, of Cropsey and formerly of Cissna Park passed away at BroMenn Medical Center in Normal on December 12, 2024 with...

(Herb & Georgia Steffen shown in the GMS Lab conference room at Cropsey last month) A staple in the local farming community will no...

Dennis A. Johnson, 70, of Fairbury, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2024, at Allure of Galesburg Nursing Facility. Duffy-Pils Memorial...

130 Years Ago December 8, 1894 Fred M. Stoller has moved his barber shop from under the New Sherman Hotel to the building one door east...

Fairbury was founded in 1857 when the Peoria & Oquawka Railroad laid its tracks from Peoria to the Indiana border. Several newspapers...

Fairbury is the place to be this Saturday to help get you into the holiday spirit. The 2024 Christmas parade, sponsored by the Fairbury...

Leeon Carrico passed away at home unexpectedly on November 30, 2024. His wife, Diane, was with him when he passed. Leeon was born on...

130 Years Ago December 1, 1894 The Odd Fellows are pushing the foundation for their new temple with much energy. The building committee...

The legislative liaison for State Rep. Jason Bunting appeared before members of the Fairbury City Council Wednesday evening. Randy Irvin...

Edna I. Steidinger, 84 of Fairbury, died at 2:15am, Monday, December 2, 2024, at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury....

Marguerite J. “Peg” Olson, 82, Fairbury, died at 11:02 am Friday, November 29, 2024 in Fairbury. Peg was born July 12, 1942 in Fairbury,...

Nancy J. Welborn, 69, of Fairbury, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2024.  Her visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 3rd, from...

Louie D. Knapp Jr. age 88, passed away peacefully Saturday, November 30 at his home in Forrest with his loving wife Carol at his side.  ...

Fairbury was founded in 1857 when the Peoria & Oquawka Railroad laid its tracks from Peoria to the Indiana border. The first newspaper...

A new dining spot in downtown Fairbury can be traced back to Veracruz, Mexico which is where the family originates from. “Family is so...

Jerry G. Barrett, 87, of Chatsworth, IL, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, November 17. Cremation rites have been accorded,...

130 Years Ago November 24, 1894 The formation of a partnership between C. F. H. Carrithers, Esq., the well known attorney, and Edgar A....

Dawson Reed Boner, 25, Forrest, died at 2:57 pm Sunday, November 24, 2024 in Colfax.   Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 pm Friday,...

A new Artificial Intelligence (AI) software program called ChatGPT was released to the public for initial testing in November 2022. After...