Category Archives: Features
Never Throwing in the Towel: Danville Woman's Fun, Meaningful Collection Always Growing
THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JENNIFER BAILEY ABOVE: Sue Owens of Danville displays some of her many dish and tea towels on a trellis over her kitchen sink. (Jennifer Bailey photos/T...
Dec 22, 2025
Having Fun on Illinois 1 | Belgium Antiques Business Continues Popular Auctions
THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JENNIFER BAILEY EDITOR'S NOTE: This is seventh in our 12-story road-trip series looking at the people and places along Illinois 1 - from Watseka to Pari...
Dec 16, 2025
A Life Remembered | 'She was active all 96 years'
THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JENNIFER BAILEY A Life Remembered: Lois Wise ABOVE: Lois Wise, middle front, and her friends who were like family; as she called them her "peeps." (Left...
Dec 03, 2025
Danville Symphony Orchestra Presents The Nutcracker with Von Heidecke's Chicago Festival Ballet
THE FOLLOWING IS A DANVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA RELEASE Danville, IL, December 1, 2025 - The Danville Symphony Orchestra (DSO) continues its 2025-26 season with a special holiday matinee perform...
Dec 01, 2025
Oakwood Family Growing Christmas Trees for More than 30 Years
THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JENNIFER BAILEY To subscribe, click here. OAKWOOD - With about 3,000 Christmas trees in multiple fields on his property, Kenneth Dunbar literally trims ...
Nov 30, 2025
Rossville Looking after Their Own with Blessing Box
THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS GAZETTE STORY BY JENNIFER BAILEY ABOVE: From left - Rylee Glass, Zaina Johnson, and Reagan Walder with the Rossville Blessing Box (Provided) ROSSVILLE - Residents...
Nov 24, 2025
Vermilion County Family Cherishes Get-Togethers where Attendance Tops 100
THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JENNIFER BAILEY ABOVE: The siblings: Front row, from left, Bill Stark, 84, of rural Danville; Bob Stark, 77, of Catlin; and Jess Stark, 83, of Danville;...
Nov 24, 2025
Labor of Love Finishes Last Handicapped Ramp of 2025
The Vermilion County Handicapped Association has wrapped up this year's work with the construction of a ramp at a home on Danville's north side. Association president Glenn Billings says it was the 45...
Nov 17, 2025
Having Fun on Illinois 1 | Grocery Store Remains Integral Part of Tilton Business District
THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JENNIFER BAILEY ABOVE: Meat Manager Maria Collins and Assistant Manager Scott Conner at the County Market in Tilton. Jennifer Bailey/The News-Gazette &n...
Nov 17, 2025
Illinois 1 Businesses Support Each Other
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Nov 17, 2025
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