Category Archives: More News

St. James Pumpkin Patch Making Memories
It is the time of year for children to have fun with Halloween coming. And in Danville hundreds of children are having fun at the St. James United Methodist Church Pumpkin Patch. Cheryl Clapp is the P...
Oct 24, 2019

District 118 All-Day Pre-Kindergarten Awaiting Funds
Danville District 118 School Board members have been told that an all-day pre-kindergarten program is ready to go. But first, state funding needs to arrive. Three classrooms have been set-aside at Edi...
Oct 23, 2019

Tilton Board Acts to Cap Video Gaming
Members of the Tilton Village Board have acted to cap the number of video gaming establishments by limiting licenses to pour liquor to twelve. Mayor David Phillips says County Market will be awarded a...
Oct 23, 2019

Volunteers Sought for Festival of Trees
The OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center Festival of Trees is looking for volunteers to help with next month's event. Hundreds of volunteers are needed to make the event a success. You can volunteer for as...
Oct 22, 2019

Lawmakers Move to Reinstate Illinois Death Penalty
Should Illinois reverse its prohibition on the death penalty? A lawmaker said mass shooters and technological improvements signal the time to again allow prosecutors to pursue capital punishment in st...
Oct 22, 2019

Danville Police Prepare to Launch 3 New Units
Danville Police Chief Chris Yates has unveiled a five year strategic plan that he says will include the creation of three special units. One of them involves the return of the POP unit - which concent...
Oct 22, 2019

Committee Approves 29 Danville Demolitions
A Danville City Council committee is recommending the full council approve contracts for the demolition of twenty-nine structures. Six others are being demolished by city crews. Three of those are alr...
Oct 22, 2019

Danville Committee Discusses Fireworks Concerns
July 4th may be nine months away but some Danville City Council members are looking for ways to reduce complaints about fireworks. Alderman Steve Foster says the city has been getting more complaints ...
Oct 22, 2019

$85-Million Dollars Earmarked for County Road Work
The Illinois Department of Transportation's new Multi-Year Plan of road and bridge projects includes over $85-million dollars for projects in Vermilion County. Governor JB Pritzker and IDOT released t...
Oct 21, 2019

New 447 Area Code Coming to Central Illinois
The Illinois Commerce Commission has announced a new area code is coming to central Illinois. The new 447 area code will "overlay" the existing 217 area code to address the depletion of prefixes avail...
Oct 21, 2019







