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09/07/2024

09/05/2024

The public disagreement between Danville Mayor Rickey Williams and Danville Area Community College President Steven Nacco became an issue at Tuesday’s city Council. The Mayor says Nacco yelled ...

09/04/2024

Article provided by DACC Post secondary education first became available in Vermilion County on September 16, 1946. That was opening day for the University of Illinois extension site at Danville ...

09/04/2024

  Fred Faulstich, a 62-year member of the Danville Lions Club, was honored recently as a Melvin Jones Fellow for dedicated humanitarian services, the highest award presented by the Lions Club...

09/04/2024

The Danville City Council Tuesday approved a $1.5 million price tag for moving a business out of Garfield Park. The money would be used to renovate the former Del Storm building on Voorhees Street an...

08/30/2024

Organizers are preparing for the two local traditional Labor Day parades. The Danville parade on Monday is expected to have 70 entries featuring bands, dance groups, sports teams, fire trucks, and of...

08/30/2024

Illinois State Police are investigating a death after a body was found along I-74 in Vermilion County. Police responded to a call of an unoccupied vehicle in the construction zone near milepost 216 e...

08/30/2024

The Danville school district is seeking public input on whether students should be allowed to have cell phones in school. The Danville public schools do not ban cell phones as is done in some Central...

08/30/2024

Item provided by Consevaion District Westville, IL - The Nature Center and Pioneer Homestead Cabin at Forest Glen Preserve will be staffed with volunteers and open to the public for...

08/28/2024

Item submitted by City of Danville The City of Danville is applying for a Transportation Enhancement Program grant proposing improvements to the Bike/Pedestrian path along the N bowman Ave from Cr...

08/28/2024

The City of Danville is hosting a public input session to discuss the future of Garfield Park. The public session will take place on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM at the Danvi...

08/28/2024

Village of Trunk or Treat will be Oct 26, 2024!

-Free Chili and Hotdogs
-Costume Contest
-Seeking Businesses for trunk or treat!

08/28/2024

A Danville committee has approved a $1.5 million price tag for moving a business out of Garfield Park. The money would be used to renovate the former Del Storm building on Voorhees Street and move Di...

08/28/2024

A former Tilton Police Chief has pleaded guilty to stealing pistols from the police department’s evidence locker. David Cornett pleaded guilty to three counts of theft. He was sentenced to...

08/27/2024

News provided by State's Attorney On August 22, 2024, Nathan Hendriex (DOB10/5/1976), formerly of Danville, Illinois, pleaded guilty at a contested sentencing hearing to two counts of Crimina...

08/27/2024

A recent study of Danville’s financial position found the city is solid financial shape, but there are still pension issues to resolve. Sandy Cook of Clifton Lawson Allen told the City Counc...

08/27/2024

The City of Danville is planning to seek a grant of 350 thousand dollars for construction of new fire department facilities. The grant that would come through the Illinois fire Mashall will be discus...

08/26/2024

District 118 will transition to an E-Learning day on Tuesday, Aug. 27, due to excessive heat expected in the area. All students are expected to participate in e-learning from home, following the g...

08/26/2024

Item supplied by Danville Police Department Congratulations to Danville Police Department Probationary Officers Brody Yates, Trevor Snider, and Roman Wagner! The officers graduated from the Univer...

08/25/2024

A dispute between two local community leaders has become a very public disagreement. Danville Mayor Rickey Williams has written a letter to the Danville Area Community College board of Trustees about...

08/25/2024

The Danville Rescue organization has had to close both the men’s and the women’s shelters. But the new board members told the Danville City Council that better days are ahead for the orga...

08/25/2024

The Danville Horseshoe Club will host the 2024 Illinois State Horseshoe Tournament at the Douglas Park Horseshoe Complex, 520 S. Bowman, on Labor Day Weekend. It starts at 6 p.m. Friday and runs thru...

08/25/2024

  Jose Munoz has been sworn in as a probationary Danville police officer. Munoz is a Danville native and a 2010 graduate of Danville High School.  He will soon begin a 16-week law enforc...

08/23/2024

08/23/2024

The unemployment rate increased across the state, including locally, over the year according to a report from the Illinois Department of Employment Security. The July jobless rate in Vermilion Cou...

08/23/2024

Danville police arrested a teenager on weapons charges after a vehicle chase. Wednesday night, police responded to the 300 block of Buchanan Street. They learned that multiple shots had been fired an...

08/23/2024

The closure of the intersection of Harrison Street and Hazel Street for repairs has been extended due to unforeseen utility conflicts. It is anticipated that the intersection will reopen on Friday, A...