Ford County Chronicle fights for tax credit meant to save local journalism – WCIA (Champaign)

The Chronicle is the last print news publication in Ford County, and every day co-owner Will Brumleve is fighting to make sure that next issue drops and the doors stay open. “Just because it’s rural America doesn’t mean nothing’s happening,” he said. “And if people aren’t there to watch your government, people aren’t there to cover the accidents and crime and, you know, the the people of their communities and their stories, you know, you get all the all the history gets lost, you know, and people can’t make informed decisions.”