Category Archives: More News
State's New Budget Could Hurt Danville
If the Illinois House of Representatives approves a proposed new state budget today (Thursday) it could hurt Danville. Mayor Scott Eisenhauer says there are several says the city could be impacted. ''...
Bill Pickett Jul 05, 2017
Rep. Hays Will Not Seek Re-election!
State Representative Chad Hays has announced he will not seek reelection in 2018. The Catlin Republican has served in the Illinois General Assembly since December of 2010 and as Assistant Minority Lea...
Bill Pickett Jul 03, 2017
Shooting Probed Outside Sports Bar
Vermilion County Sheriff's Police are probing a Sunday morning shooting that sent one man to the hospital. Sheriff's Captain Michael Hartshorn says multiple shots were fired after an apparent altercat...
Bill Pickett Jul 02, 2017
Danville Boy Hit by Train Dies
Danville Public Safety Director Larry Thomason says a boy struck by a train Friday afternoon has died. He says the victim has been identified as a 13-year-old Danville boy, but his name has not been r...
Bill Pickett Jun 30, 2017
Final Day Arrives for Danville's Station 4
Danville's Number 4 Fire Station no longer looks like a fire station. And on Saturday...it will cease its service to the city. Gone are the large 'DFD' and number '4' from the front of the building. T...
Bill Pickett Jun 30, 2017
New Director Named for Animal Shelter
A former member of the Vermilion County Board has been selected to become the new Director of the Vermilion County Animal Shelter. Terry Stal officially begins in his new post on Monday, July 3rd, acc...
Bill Pickett Jun 29, 2017
State Police K-9 Officer Dies From I-74 Crash
A State Trooper from Central Illinois has died from injuries received in a crash along Interstate 74 near Farmer City Wednesday. Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup says 37-year-old Trooper Ryan A...
Bill Pickett Jun 29, 2017
Cause of Georgetown Grain Elevator Fire Probed
The Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office is assisting in trying to determine what caused a blaze that swept through an abandoned grain elevator facility in Georgetown Wednesday morning. Georgetown Fir...
Bill Pickett Jun 28, 2017
McLaughlin Retiring From I Sing The Body Electric
Since 2005, Dottie McLaughlin has been director of I Sing The Body Electric, a program that examines, determines and spotlights risks and issues for teens in our area. It's been a program dear to her ...
Bill Pickett Jun 28, 2017
Mayor: Newer Federal Accounting Rules Not Harming Draw to Danville
Under recently enacted Federal Government Accounting Standards, state and local governments are required to report their unfunded pension liability as part of their overall fiscal position. This has p...
Bill Pickett Jun 28, 2017