John William Nance, 93, of Forrest, passed away at 12:05am, July 19, 2023, at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury. His funeral...

Brayden Schrader enjoys helping out on the farm and showing cattle. In fact, the Prairie Central Junior High student would like to be a...

130 Years Ago July 15, 1893 The World's Fair received a baptism of fire and blood Monday afternoon, the cold storage building on the...

Jason Strevell was a young Pontiac attorney back in the 1850s. Mr. Strevell joined a men's club, and each month the club had a guest...

Mary Lynn Ross, 73, Fairbury, went to her heavenly home at 7:32 am Friday, July 14, 2023 at her residence, Fairbury. Her funeral will be...

James R. Maplethorpe, 73, Forrest, died at 1:51 am Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. His funeral...

A non-denominational Christian outreach program will be offered to students locally. LifeWise Academy is planned for the Prairie Central...

The Fairbury American Legion John Joda Post #54 held its 13th annual Veterans Memorial Cruise In at the Fairbury Speedway/Fairgrounds...

130 Years Ago July 8, 1893 Notes of the July Fourth Celebration — The program was ushered in in the early hours of the morning by the...

Duane P. Kilgus, 88, Fairbury, completed his earthly journey at 6:25 pm Sunday, July 9, 2023 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community,...

Fairbury native, Walter Shelley Phillips, known as El Comancho, was a self-educated and self-trained naturalist, artist, geologist,...

“The Wall That Heals” Vietnam Memorial Wall replica escort will leave Fairbury Tuesday to its destination in Eureka. Fairbury Speedway is...

Sharon Backstein gave a brief verbal presentation to members of the Fairbury City Council last week regarding the possibility of a dog...

Dr. George C. Lewis was a Fairbury physician from 1883 until 1911, and he delivered 1,000 new babies during his 28 years of practice. The...

Wanda Ann Coyne, 85, Fairbury, passed away peacefully at 12:41 am on Thursday, June 29th, 2023 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community,...

Gary Eugene Fellers, 65, Fairbury, died at 11:30 am Friday, June 30, 2023 at his residence, Fairbury. Cremation rites have been accorded...

Bonnie J. Traub, 87, Fairbury, died at 6:15 am Thursday, June 29, 2023 at her residence, Fairbury. Her funeral service will be at 11:00...

Betty Jean Niesmann, 92, Fairbury, died at 7:20 pm Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at Goldwater Care of Pontiac. Her funeral will be at 11:00 am...

The weekend forecast in Fairbury calls for plenty of tractors. A summertime tradition that originated around Sibley will head to Fairbury...

The Fairbury Area Chamber of Commerce’s executive director provided an update on the organization this week to members of the local...