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A candidate for the Danville City Council clashed verbally with acting Mayor Rickey Williams during a committee meeting Tuesday night. Jerry Hawker said he had conducted some research and learned the ...

A financial technology company says the Danville area is among the best in Illinois when it comes to the cost of living. SmartAsset conducted a study to find the places where the cost of living is sta...

The Oakwood Unit 76 School Board has selected the district's new superintendent. Larry Maynard, currently the Superintendent of the Potomac School District, will become the Oakwood Superintendent effe...

The governor announced a new state initiative Monday focused on bringing ideas to change the state’s criminal justice system to a single place. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order Monda...

If the weather cooperates, work is scheduled to begin next week on the removal of a low head dam at Danville's Ellsworth Park. Mayor Rickey Williams says the work is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, Feb...

A Danville school which was abandoned three years ago may get new life. Assistant Superintendent John Hart says District 118 has received word there is interest in redeveloping Cannon School on East M...

Police in Champaign have made an arrest in a reported kidnapping case this week. Champaign Police arrested 32-year-old Robert D. Jackson Friday afternoon in connection with the reported kidnapping of ...

Danville School District 118 is exploring the possibility of offering some high school classes to 8th graders. Assistant Superintendent John Hart says Algebra 1 and Biology are two high school courses...

Three suspects are in custody following an armed robbery this morning (Thursday) at the Verizon Store in Tilton. Sheriff's Captain Michael Hartshorn told VermilionCountyFirst.com News that the robbery...

The Illinois Senate has passed a bill to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Governor J. B. Pritzker applauded the passage. ''Today, the State Senate made it clear that working families in Illinois...