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Aqua Illinois Files for Rate Hike
Aqua Illinois Water Company customers would be paying more if the Illinois Commerce Commission approves the company's new rate hike request. Aqua Area Manager Bob Ervin says the increase being sought ...
Bill Pickett May 03, 2017
Danville Sets Strict Curfew for Local Youth
Danville City Council members voted last night to enforce a stricter curfew for local youth aged 17 and younger. Several citizens spoke up at the meeting voicing their concerns of the elevated crime t...
Bill Pickett May 03, 2017
Students Treated to Danville Symphony Performance
Nearly 2500 students from schools across the Danville Area Community College District were treated to a performance by the Danville Symphony Orchestra yesterday (May 2, 2017). Busses transported the s...
Bill Pickett May 03, 2017
Heavy Rains Leave Farmers Assessing Fields
Heavy rains over the past few days have area farmers assessing their fields. Sections of area fields were left under standing water but that does not necessarily mean tender young crops have been lost...
Bill Pickett May 01, 2017
3 to Join Kenneth D. Bailey 'Wall of Honor'
Three area men will be joining those on the Kenneth D. Bailey Academy 'Wall of Honor' in Danville. The winning recipients are selected based on their demonstration of strong community values and exemp...
Bill Pickett May 01, 2017
Danville Mayor: Fatal Shooting a ''Needless Tragedy''
Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer says the fatal shooting of a young man last week a ''needless tragedy''. And the Mayor says the death of 25-year-old Justin Jones was avoidable. https://express-images....
Bill Pickett Apr 30, 2017
Meade Park Students Get Special Lesson
Some students from Danville's Meade Park Elementary School have something they can watch grow along with them over the years. First graders representing four different classes helped plant an Autumn B...
Bill Pickett Apr 28, 2017
Probe Continues Into Fatal Danville Shooting
Danville Police are probing a fatal shooting and attempting to determine whether it is linked to a traffic stop in which three men were taken into custody. Public Safety Director Larry Thomason says o...
Bill Pickett Apr 27, 2017
College Express Students Show Off Skills
Some Vermilion County high school juniors and seniors in a welding class at Danville Area Community College have completed work on a large, new barbeque smoker. Others displayed skills Thursday in gra...
Bill Pickett Apr 27, 2017
Flames Damage Two Danville Homes
Danville Firefighters were busy Thursday as they handled two house fires. The first at 122 Oregon Street was reported at 9:00 a.m. Firefighters found dense smoke when they arrived...then discovered a ...
Bill Pickett Apr 27, 2017