Edgar County

WIBU (1440 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Paris, Illinois, United States, the station serves the Terre Haute, Indiana area. The station is currently owned by Midwest Communications, Inc. and features programming from Jones Radio Network.

Grandview Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 590 and it contained 260 housing units.

The Asher Morton Farmstead is a farm located on Lower Terre Haute Road 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Paris, Illinois. The farmstead was constructed circa 1860 by Asher Morton, an Ohioan who moved to the area in 1850. The farmhouse is an I-house, a vernacular style of house named for its popularity in the three Midwestern "I" states of Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa. The house features two rooms on each floor with a central hall and staircase, the typical floor plan of the "Classic" style of I-house; however, the house has three front bays, while Classic I-houses typically had five. The exterior design of the house is influenced by the Greek Revival and Gothic Revival styles. The farmstead also includes a summer kitchen and a barn, which were also built by Morton.

Brouilletts Creek Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 235 and it contained 114 housing units.

Buck Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 307 and it contained 145 housing units. Buck Township was originally named Pilot Grove Township, but the name was changed on May 9, 1857.

The Pine Grove Community Club is a historic community club located at the junction of 1500N and 1300E north-northwest of Paris, Illinois. The club includes two buildings, a brick schoolhouse and a former church. The school was constructed in the late 1800s, while the church was built in 1891. The club itself was established in the early 1930s as part of a community development program in Edgar County. The program, inspired by the Country Life Movement, sought to develop rural communities such as Pine Grove and improve the quality of life of its residents. While the club initially met in the schoolhouse, it purchased the church for its meetings in 1935 after the congregation folded. The club had 40 members in 1935; the number declined to below 30 by the 1960s, though the club still met as of 1983.

Ross Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,594 and it contained 773 housing units.

Prairie Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 273 and it contained 125 housing units.

Shiloh Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 162 and it contained 89 housing units. Shiloh Township was formed from Young America and Edgar townships.

Symmes Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,158 and it contained 502 housing units. The township was called Marion Township until May 9, 1857.

Hunter Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 250 and it contained 111 housing units. Hunter Township was formed from portions of Stratton Township and Brouilletts Creek Township on an unknown date.

The France Hotel is a historic hotel located at 118 E. Court St. in Paris, Illinois. The Classical Revival building was constructed in 1924. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Paris Cooperative High School is located in Paris, Illinois. The school mascot is the tiger and its colors are orange and black.

Embarrass Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 620 and it contained 288 housing units.

The Paris Elks Lodge No. 812 Building is a historic building located at 111 E. Washington St. in Paris, Illinois. The building served as a meeting place for the Paris lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. The building was constructed in 1927, 25 years after the Paris Lodge was chartered. Architect Everett Blackman, a member of the lodge, designed the building in the Mediterranean Revival style. Blackman's design features an arcade loggia enclosing the front entrance and a square tower with a parapet roof designed to resemble elk antlers. The building's amenities included a bar and ballroom on the second floor, a bowling alley in the basement, and meeting rooms for the lodge. The third floor of the building housed rooms for the adjacent France Hotel; it was connected to the hotel by a stone walkway and cannot be accessed from the lower floors. The Elks used the building until the lodge filed for bankruptcy in 1978.

Stratton Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 481 and it contained 230 housing units. The name of the township was Wayne Township until May 9, 1857.

Elbridge Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. At the 2010 census, its population was 830 and it contained 343 housing units.

The Paris Carnegie Public Library was opened to the public on June 24, 1904. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places and is still home to the Paris Public Library at 207 South Main Street in Paris, Illinois, located in Edgar County.

WWVR (98.5 FM, "The River") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Paris, Illinois, United States, the station serves the Champaign, Illinois, and Terre Haute, Indiana, areas. The station is owned by Midwest Communications, Inc.

The Philip D. Armour III House is a historic mansion in Lake Bluff, Illinois, USA. It was built for Philip D. Armour III, grandson of Armour and Company founder Philip D. Armour. It was designed in the Tudor Revival style by architect Harrie T. Lindeberg. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

The Shaw-Van Gilder House is a historic house located at 306 E. Crawford St. in Paris, Illinois. Elvis Perry Shaw, a local businessman and mercantile clerk, built the house in 1853. The house is an example of an I-house, a vernacular style named for its popularity in the three Midwestern states beginning with "I". Characteristic features of the I-house which can be seen in the Shaw-Van Gilder House include the five symmetrical bays on its front and its central interior corridor. The house's design was also influenced by the Greek Revival and Italianate styles; the former style can be seen in the home's front entrance, windows, and roof, while the latter can be seen in its bracketed porch. Shaw and his family lived in the house until 1941, when Shaw's descendants sold the property to the Van Gilder family.

Young America Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 726 and it contained 364 housing units.

The Henry Clay Moss House is a historic house located at 414 N. Main St. in Paris, Illinois. The Italianate house was built in 1876 for local businessman Henry Clay Moss. The home features a wraparound porch supported by columns, a hipped roof with a bracketed cornice, and a projecting hexagonal bay on its west side. The interior of the home includes home office space and features decorative wooden door and window surrounds and trim as well as a cantilevered flight of stairs. Moss lost the house in 1877, and it passed through a succession of owners until livestock breeder Daniel Arthur bought the home in 1895; the home remained in the Arthur family until 1976.