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DACC Forum Focuses on Growing-Up Black
''Growing Up Black in America'' was the title of a panel discussion at Danville Area Community College today (Monday). The DACC Diversity Team hosted the event as part of Black History Month. Moderato...
Bill Pickett Feb 27, 2017
Probe Into Danville House Fire Continues
An investigation continues into the cause of a Saturday house fire that sent a Danville man to the hospital. Firefighters found heavy smoke and flames coming from the front and south side of the two-s...
Bill Pickett Feb 26, 2017
Kickapoo Landing Gets New Operator and Name
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says a Champaign area man has been selected to take over concession activities at Kickapoo Landing. Tom Monahan will be taking over the operations under a ...
Bill Pickett Feb 24, 2017
Efforts Advance to Save Historic Hoopeston Theatre
As work continues to restore the historic Lorraine Theatre in Hoopeston, the first live stage event is being held this evening (February 24th). The Save the Lorraine Foundation says work has progresse...
Bill Pickett Feb 24, 2017
State Employees Authorize a Possible Strike
After conducting some informational picketing in recent years, State of Illinois employees may soon go on strike. State employees represented by AFSCME - the American Federation of State, County and M...
Bill Pickett Feb 23, 2017
Coroner Identifies I-74 Crash Victim
Vermilion County Coroner Jane McFadden has released the identity of a person killed Wednesday (February 22nd) in a crash along Interstate 74 near Tilton. The Coroner says the victim is 29-year-old Dav...
Bill Pickett Feb 23, 2017
New Events Coming to Balloons Over Vermilion
It may be February...but organizers of Balloons Over Vermilion are looking forward to mid-July. They have announced some new additions and a new student ambassador class for the event. Co-Chair Pat O'...
Bill Pickett Feb 22, 2017
Delphi, Indiana Murder Suspect Audio Released
Authorities in Delphi, Indiana who are probing the murders of two teenage girls have released an audio recording of a suspect. Law enforcement officers say the audio appears to be a male voice saying ...
Bill Pickett Feb 22, 2017
Committee Recommends Re-Naming Courthouse
A committee of the Vermilion County Board is backing a proposal to name the courthouse the 'Rita B. Garman Vermilion County Courthouse'. But while more than a dozen supporters of the Illinois Supreme ...
Bill Pickett Feb 21, 2017
Hoopeston Man Gets Life Prison Sentence
A U.S. District Judge in Urbana has sentenced a Hoopeston man to life in prison for distributing crystal meth and cocaine. Thirty-seven year old Jose Jaime Lopez, also known as 'JJ', was sentenced by ...
Bill Pickett Feb 21, 2017