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Managers of the Jumer's Casino in Rock Island are opposed to adding more casinos in Illinois...including one in Danville. Jumer's spokesman Bill Renk says any new casinos in the state would likely mer...

A once popular nightclub south of Danville is now just a memory. Construction crews on Monday demolished the former Lamplighter building located at the intersection of Illinois route one and East 14th...

Danville Police say a local man faces multiple charges after his vehicle allegedly struck three others. Danville Police Commander Joshua Webb says the suspect told police he ran into one of the vehicl...

A new local basketball team, the Illinois Coal Miners, are getting ready to begin their season as many other teams wrap-up their season. The Coal Miners are members of the Central Basketball Associati...

Some students from Danville's Kenneth D. Bailey Academy went on the road (Thursday) to help celebrate National Read Across America Day. They fanned out visiting Danville's elementary schools to read t...

The Illinois Senate adjourned late Wednesday afternoon without voting on massive tax increases that are tied to its "grand bargain" package of budget-related bills. The adjournment happened just hours...

Severe storms that blew through the area Tuesday and early today (Wednesday) caused few problems and little damage in Vermilion County. The Vermilion County Emergency Management Agency says some limbs...

Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer is proposing an FY 2017 - 2018 Budget that he says is balanced while overcoming challenges. But the Mayor told members of the City Council's Public Services Committee l...

The City of Danville and local firefighters continue to await an arbitrator's decision on whether the City can reduce minimum manning at local fire stations. Mayor Scott Eisenhauer has proposed reduci...

A bill that would allow for expanding gaming in Illinois, including allowing a casino in Danville, has cleared the Illinois Senate. The bill needed 30 votes for passage and received 31 'yes' votes on ...