Category Archives: More News

One Dead, 3 Wounded in Champaign-Urbana Shootings
[>>>THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED. SEE THE UPDATED STORY ON THIS SITE.<<<] Police in Champaign and Urbana are investigating some Saturday night (October 5, 2019) shootings which have l...
Oct 05, 2019

State's Attorney Finds Courthouse Shooting Justifiable
Vermilion County State's Attorney Jacqueline Lacy says no charges will be filed in the shooting death of an inmate at the county courthouse on August 23rd (2019). Lacy has received the Illinois State ...
Oct 04, 2019

Firefighters Train With National Terrorism Team
A team from the National Terrorism Task Force has been training Danville Firefighters this week on how to respond in the event of a radiological emergency. On Friday firefighters responded to a mock e...
Oct 04, 2019
Danville Casino Resort Takes Initial Step Forward
Plans for Danville's proposed resort casino have taken an initial step forward. The Danville Area Planning and Zoning Commission is recommending the City Council approve a Planned Unit Development des...
Oct 04, 2019

Downtown Danville Offering Fun Events
Downtown Danville, Inc. is hosting what is being called 'Trick or Treating in the Land of Oz' for Friday evening's (October 4, 2019) 'First Friday' event. Children accompanied by parents are invited t...
Oct 03, 2019

DACC, ISU Sign Historic Agreement For Nursing
Officials at Danville Area Community College are pleased to announce two historic new opportunities for students in DACC's Associate degree in Nursing program. The presidents of DACC and Illinois Stat...
Oct 03, 2019

OSF 'It's All in the Jeans Day' Fights Cancer
You may notice a lot of people wearing jeans today, (Friday, October 4th). The OSF HealthCare Foundation is hosting 'It's All in the Jeans Day' - an event which allows citizens, schools, businesses an...
Oct 03, 2019

Students Hear Message: 'Just Move Forward'
Students from four southern Vermilion County school districts listened to the story of an award-winning mental health advocate today (Thursday), who at 19, tried to kill himself by jumping off the Gol...
Oct 03, 2019

Palmer Arena General Manager Accepts New Job
The man who has been the General Manager of the David S. Palmer Arena for nearly twenty years has accepted a new job. Peter Blackmon has been chosen to become the new Executive Director of the Danvill...
Oct 03, 2019

Danville Council Rejects Fire Inspection Fee
The Danville City Council has rejected a proposal calling for the fire department to charge businesses a fee for inspections. The fee would have ranged from $35 to $100 a year - depending upon the siz...
Oct 03, 2019







