'I want people someday to say, ‘Hey, you know that little city of Paxton down there south of Chicago? It’s where they’ve got that big U.S. flag flying.'' PAXTON — Paxton’s fire chief wants to put a huge American flag atop a 150-foot-tall flagpole near the exit for the city on Interstate 57 — not only as a way to support the nation and its veterans but also to make his small city in Ford County stand out to travelers on one of the nation’s busiest highways. read more