GIBSON CITY — Earthrise Energy is hosting a private, invitation-only ribbon-cutting event next month to celebrate the start of construction of two 135-megawatt solar farms in the area, including one northwest of Gibson City. The event is scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, at Earthrise Energy’s Gibson City Energy Center in the Jordan Industrial Park on the city’s west […]
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Ford County Chronicle increasing subscription, newsstand rates
First, thank you for your continued support of our community newspaper. Our readers and advertisers literally make this publication a reality, and it would be impossible without you. The Ford County Chronicle is now recognized as the best large nondaily newspaper in the entire state of Illinois. In 2025, we again competed in the highest circulation division in the Illinois […]
Ford County Chronicle approved for Local Journalism Sustainability Tax Credit
By WILL BRUMLEVE will@fordcountychronicle.com Some long-awaited news came Monday, June 30, when an email with the subject line of “Local Journalism Sustainability Tax Credit Approval” landed in my inbox. The email’s author identified herself as Ashley Knight, the tax incentive program manager for the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity’s Office of Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Technology. “Dear Will,” Knight’s […]
Gibson City working to grow downtown farmers market
GIBSON CITY — Peaches from Georgia, tomatoes from Kentucky and blueberries, eggs, baked goods and honey from right here in Central Illinois are just a few of the homegrown and homemade offerings available for purchase on any given week at the Gibson City Area Farmers Market. Thanks to the efforts of a newly established committee of community members whose mission […]
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