EAST PEORIA -- After last year’s narrow loss to The Hinsdalean in the Illinois Press Association’s annual Excellence in News Contest, the Ford County Chronicle is vying once again to unseat the ...

LODA — Now that each has made its arguments to the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, the Ford County Chronicle and Village of Loda are awaiting a determination on whether a violation of the state’s ...

Together with Chief Justice Laura Lewis (far left) and Justice Sid Thomas (far right) are Ford County Clerk Debbie Cox, Register of Deeds Brenda Pogue, Treasurer Kourtney Soltero, Sheriff Bill Carr, ...