Dave Hinton

Taylor Baxter’s original goal was to become a physical education teacher and athletic director. Life got in the way, however, and he’s glad it did.Baxter is Farmer City’s new city

Baxter had a “trial by fire” his second day on the job, Testory said, when a water main ruptured at the city water plant.

Woods called it “the biggest building project we’ve had in a long time.”

Metzler has been at Carle for so long that when she started there were four hospitals in Champaign-Urbana. Burnham City and Cole hospitals closed, Mercy Hospital went through several name changes and is now known as OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center, while Carle retains the same name.

“That’s not something every community has to worry about.”

Illinois Department of Natural Resources preliminary figures show archery and firearm hunters bagged 170,758 deer during the seasons that concluded Jan. 19.

“He was emotionally, mentally and spiritually not the same man when he came home,” McLane said.

Doggett said firefighters discovered fire coming from a third-floor window of the building and applied water to control the fire prior to entering the structure.

At 4:30 p.m. Monday, Livingston County Proactive investigators conducted a controlled buy of about a quarter-pound of methamphetamine from occupants of a vehicle at Gibson City's North Park.

“Chief Farber was one who always saw the potential in people and worked to get the most out of his officers, his department."