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WatchFire Project Going 'Live' in Las Vegas
Employees at one Danville industry are particularly excited about this New Year's Eve. It is because Watchfire's new canopy display for the Fremont Street Experience will be unveiled in Las Vegas. Wat...
Dec 30, 2019
Danville Robbery Nets Man 8 Year Prison Sentence
A man who prosecutors say reached into the cash drawer of a Danville gas station...grabbed cash and fled...is facing an 8 year prison sentence. Forty-seven year old Shane Winbush admitted the robbery ...
Dec 30, 2019
5 Women Shot At Danville Home!!
Danville Police say five women were wounded when shots were fired into a home in the 1800 block of Westview early Sunday. Sergeant Eric Olson of the Danville Police Criminal Investigations Division sa...
Dec 29, 2019
Several New Laws to Affect Illinois Motorists
Several new and updated driving laws go into effect in Illinois on New Year's Day. Drivers will have to pay increased fines for Scott's Law violations, reckless driving, passing a stopped school bus, ...
Dec 28, 2019
Unemployment Numbers Improve in Our Region
New unemployment figures are out and they show improvement across much of East Central Illinois. Danville's unemployment rate dropped from 5.5 to 5.1 percent during November. Vermilion County's jobles...
Dec 28, 2019
Small Businesses Prepare for Minimum Wage Hikes
Small business owners around the state are preparing for two minimum wage hikes in 2020. The minimum wage for most employees in Illinois will increase to $9.25 on Jan. 1 and then will jump to $10 an h...
Dec 28, 2019
Questions Remain Over New Illinois Cannabis Law
When Illinois' recreational cannabis law goes into effect on Jan. 1, the Illinois State Police officials said the agency won't revoke Firearm Owners’ Identification cards based solely on recreat...
Dec 28, 2019
Former Vermilion Co. Coroner Passes Away
Former Vermilion County Coroner Peggy Johnson has died. The coroner’s office announced in a statement Wednesday that Johnson died on Tuesday. Johnson was appointed coroner in 1999 and was electe...
Dec 26, 2019
Coroner Releases Tilton Fire Victim's Identity
Vermilion County Coroner Jane McFadden has released the identity of a Tilton man who died in a fire at his home late Saturday (December 21, 2019). She says 25-year-old James Anthony Swank was pronounc...
Dec 23, 2019
Two Dead in Champaign House Fire
A Saturday night fire in Champaign has claimed the lives of two people. Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup says 49-year-old Leslie Gill was pronounced dead at Carle Foundation Hospital at 3:41 a....
Dec 22, 2019
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