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WEB4 days ago · By WILL BRUMLEVE. [email protected] September 4, 2024. CHICAGO — The Illinois Department of Public Health has fined three area nursing homes for violations of the Nursing Home Care Act. The IDPH posted its quarterly report of nursing home violations on its website on Wednesday, Aug. …
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WEBSep 12, 2024 · Obituary: Mark Killian. September 16, 2024. Mark A. Killian, 79, of rural Towanda and formerly of Melvin peacefully passed away at 1:39 am Sunday September 15, 2024 in Normal. Visitation will be held 4:00-7:00 pm Wednesday September 18, 2024 at Rosenbaum Funeral Home in Gibson City. A rosary will be recited at 9:30 am Thursday September 19,2024 ...
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WEBSep 12, 2024 · GIBSON CITY — Bobby Amaru joined Saliva in 2011 as the hard-rock band’s lead vocalist. On Friday, Sept. 6, Ford County Chronicle correspondent Mindy Basi caught up with Amaru, who answered her questions over the phone ahead of the band’s appearance at Gibson City’s annual Harvest Fest on Saturday, Sept. 14.
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WEBSep 12, 2024 · Editor’s note: Ford County Chronicle correspondent Sandy Coffey is a member of the Loda Village Board, having been elected to a fouryear term in April 2023. LODA — Village trustees voted unanimously during their monthly meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 11, to buy a new utility tractor for $27,113. …
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WEB5 days ago · Ford County Chronicle correspondent. GIBSON CITY — City council members increased hourly salaries for six workers employed by the city’s streets and alleys and water and sewer departments during Monday night’s regular meeting. Aldermen spent 30 minutes in closed session before approving hourly pay increases that ranged from 3.8% to 21.9%.
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WEB2 days ago · September 18, 2024. EUREKA – The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley boys golf team finished sixth in the Birdhouse Open on Tuesday. The Falcons shot a 192 to finish behind Eureka (155), Peoria Christian (160), El Paso-Gridley (164), Heyworth (172) and Fieldcrest (172). Carter Eichelberger shot a 42, followed by …
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WEBAug 21, 2024 · PAXTON — From atop the Interstate 57 overpass in Paxton, local police, firefighters and community members watched in silence as the body of Cpl. Brandon Schreiber was escorted by a long procession of squad cars and other emergency vehicles en route to Newton County in Indiana, where he …
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WEBAugust 28, 2024. By WILL BRUMLEVE. [email protected]. GIBSON CITY — When employees of RhinoAg’s Gibson City manufacturing facility were informed on the morning of Monday, Aug. 19, that all would be losing their jobs and the plant closed within the next several months, the mood was “somber,” one recalled a week later. “Very ...
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WEBAugust 28, 2024. SATURDAY, SEPT. 7 Dennis Stroughmatt in Melvin Dennis Stroughmatt will perform in concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Melvin Community Hall. Food will be available for purchase from local nonprofit groups starting at 5:30 p.m. prior to the show. For more information, people can contact Norman Schall at 217- 388-2853.