130 Years Ago April 7, 1894 W. H. Chapman has bought out the share of Mr. Carter in the grocery store lately conducted by Chapman &...

Many Fairbury residents remember the concrete block horse barns that ran parallel to South First Street and across the road from Westview...

Vehicles were a topic of discussion at Wednesday’s regular meeting of the Fairbury City Council. Fire Chief Josh Hoselton asked what the...

Martin Steidinger has seen Fairbury from a unique perspective during the past several years. Not only did he serve as street...

Those attending Wednesday’s annual Boys and Girls Club event in Fairbury were reminded that great futures start with the organization....

130 Years Ago March 31, 1894 The Belle Prairie Town Hall is in a state of dilapidation and a vote will be taken at the town election to...

Watt and Sunny Nakamaru were well-known Fairbury residents from the 1960s through the 1980s. Watt had a unique profession as a chicken...

A Good Friday tradition which started several years ago continued in Fairbury Friday morning. The annual Cross Walk, involving many...

Ivan Gabat Secoquian, 61, of Fairbury, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at his home. His funeral Mass will...

The Prairie Central softball team opened conference play Thursday against Monticello and came home with a 4-2 win. PC had 5 hits with no...

Donald J. Smith, 94, of Fairbury, passed away at 9:40pm, March 26, 2024, at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. His funeral will...

130 Years Ago March 24, 1894 The disc sharpener, lately invented by Lee Straight, an old Fairbury boy, is one of the best of the new...

In the Fall of 1977, the local elevator decided to build a large new complex at the southeast corner of Locust and Fifth Streets....

On March 11, 2024, Carol Sue Hanfland (Bray), 77, of Acworth, GA, passed away peacefully at home lovingly surrounded by her family. Born...

The recent success of two Prairie Central wrestlers was acknowledged this week during the Prairie Central Board of Education’s regular...

A Forrest resident appeared before members of the Fairbury City Council Wednesday evening hoping for more police patrols in neighborhood...

Donald Duane Weakman, 86, of Fairbury, passed away at 1:28am, March 18, 2024, at OSF St. James-John Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac....

As blue lights continue to shine brightly throughout the area, the community remembers two young men we lost a year ago. Trees were...

A female country artist with five number one singles will perform at this summer’s Fairbury Fair. Multi-platinum entertainer Sara Evans...

One of the most shocking accidents in Fairbury history occurred in 1948 when three young BesGrove children drowned in Indian Creek just...