November 5, 2026
PAXTON — A Champaign man charged in Ford County Circuit Court with armed robbery with a firearm for his alleged role in a March 2025 holdup at Paxton’s Fulton Park is due back in court next month for a preliminary hearing. Jamarh E. Gray, 23,...
Will Brumleve | November 4, 2026
PAXTON — Just over half of Ford County’s 9,519 registered voters cast a ballot in the Nov. 3 general election. Unofficial results posted on the Ford County Clerk & Recorder’s Office’s new election webpage — il-ford.pollresults.net — showed a turnout of 51.2%, with 4,872 ballots...
Will Brumleve | November 4, 2026
PAXTON — La Hacienda Cantina, a Mexican restaurant in downtown Paxton, announced its closure in a post on social media on Wednesday, Nov. 4. “With very heavy hearts, we want to announce that we will be closing our doors permanently,” the notice on Facebook said....
Will Brumleve | November 4, 2026
PAXTON — Members of the Ford County Public Building Commission took a tour of a former nursing home on the outskirts of Paxton on Wednesday, Nov. 4, to see if the long-shuttered facility might be suitable for future county use. The 37,573-square-foot building, located on...
Will Brumleve | November 4, 2026
PAXTON — A Paxton man has been resentenced to two years in state prison after violating his probation from a 2022 domestic battery conviction. Ford County Circuit Court records show that James W. Nelson, 67, was sentenced on Oct. 14 by Livingston County Judge Michael...
