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Former jail could become nonprofit headquarters

Updated: February 13, 2013
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PAXTON -- A preservation group may take over an historic building. The Paxton Foundation wants to buy the former Ford County Jail for $10.

The nonprofit group wants to make the building its headquarters. Village board members are expected to vote on the sale in March.

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