More than 700 people were served during the annual SELCAS pancake and sausage breakfast fundraiser in Fairbury Saturday morning. “People...

The Zimmerman hardware store was a popular Fairbury business from 1941 until 1992. The story of the Zimmerman family began with the birth...

Mark S. Gray “Graydog”, 71, of Fairbury, died at 6:55 PM on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at Accolade Healthcare in Pontiac. Duffy-Pils...

The demolition process has started at the old Fairbury Hospital building. This news came during Wednesday’s regular meeting of the...

Unlike a couple of other area towns, Tuesday’s election lacked contested races in Fairbury. For Ward 1 Alderperson, Jon M. Kinate...

By the 1880s, electricity began to be used in many towns. Because electricity was new technology in that era, it was unknown whether...

Mary Katherine Dohleman, 92, of Fairbury, passed away at 3:10am, March 28, 2023, at OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center, Urbana. Her funeral...

It’s the end of the newspaper era for Fairbury as The Blade is no more. The news came this week that the previous March 22 edition was...

With the Consolidated Election only days away, Livingston County Clerk and Recorder Kristy Masching has issued some reminders for Tuesday...

Eric G. Ray, 41, Fairbury, died at 5:48 pm Monday, March 27, 2023 at OSF St. James – John Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac. His funeral...

130 Years Ago March 25, 1893 The Wabash section men north of Forrest are said to be out on strike for $1.50 per day. George Decker left...

Michael Lucas Sullivant was a very successful Ohio farmer. He sold his Ohio farmland and purchased 80,000 acres in Champaign and 40,000...

Hundreds gathered at the First Baptist Church in Fairbury Saturday evening for a vigil to remember Prairie Central students Dylan Bazzell...

Thanks to the collaboration of a few local businesses, several thousand LED outdoor porch lights in the color of Prairie Central blue are...

Drew Brian Fehr, 17 of Fairbury died at 10:12pm on Sunday, March 19, 2023 in Frisco, CO. Drew was born April 5, 2005 in Normal; a son to...

Dylan Scott Bazzell, 18, of Fairbury, died at 12:07a.m. Monday, March 20, 2023 at Centura St. Anthony Summit Medical Center, Frisco, CO....

Our community is hurting. We are all left with a feeling of sadness and emptiness after the sudden death of two teenagers who had a big...

Residents of the Prairie Central School District along with others near and far continue grieving the loss of two teens who passed away...

A county government update was given at Friday’s annual Legislative Breakfast from the Livingston County Farm Bureau. Livingston County...

The Fairbury Goold family can trace its history to 350 years ago when Robert Goold came to America from England in 1665. In 1958 and...