Category Archives: More News

Vermilion County Officials Begin New Terms
Some Vermilion County officials have begun their new terms after being re-elected in November. For Vermilion County Sheriff Pat Hartshorn it is the start of his eighth term. He remembers when it all b...
Dec 03, 2018

Special Activities Set at Danville Public Library
A number of special activities have been scheduled at the Danville Public Library. All of the sessions are open to the general public – free of charge. Here is the rundown of those activities: D...
Dec 03, 2018

Complaint Seeks to Remove Danville Alderman From Ballot
A candidate for the Danville City Council is asking the Board of Election Commissioners to declare his opponent's candidacy petitions invalid. Jerry Hawker says the petitions filed by Alderman Rick St...
Dec 03, 2018

Governor, Rep. Davis Tour Taylorville Disaster Area
Emergency response crews continued to survey and clean up damage from a line of tornadoes that raked central Illinois Saturday evening. Greg Bishop has more on the Illinois tornadoes…. https://e...
Dec 03, 2018

Central Illinois Damage Assessments Begin After Storms
Damage assessments are underway in several central Illinois communities after a powerful storm system dropped tornadoes in several counties Saturday evening (December 1, 2018). Taylorville, located so...
Dec 02, 2018

Prosecutor: Deadly Force by Danville Police Was Justified
Vermilion County State's Attorney Jacqueline Lacy says two Danville Police officers were justified in using deadly force in the shooting death of a Danville man. And Lacy says no charges will be filed...
Dec 01, 2018

Danville Preparing to Hire 8 New Firefighters
The Danville Board of Fire and Police Commissioners is meeting Wednesday (December 5th) and is being asked by Mayor Rickey Williams Jr. to appoint eight new probationary firefighters. The Mayor is als...
Nov 30, 2018

New Oakwood Love's Travel Stop Brings 70 Jobs!
A new Love's Travel Stop has opened along Interstate 74 at Oakwood, bringing 70 new jobs with it. The new business opened Thursday along the Newtown Road at the 206 mile marker along the interstate. '...
Nov 29, 2018

Danville Man Gets Life in Prison for Murder
A Danville man has been sentenced to natural life in prison for killing a man four years ago. Circuit Judge Nancy Fahey sentenced 42-year-old Theron Price Thursday for the shooting death of William Ne...
Nov 29, 2018

Environmentalists Take Coal Ash Concerns to Capitol
Some Illinois environmental groups are calling on state officials to put more protections in place to permanently stop pollution from coal ash storage sites. The groups released a report Wednesday rev...
Nov 29, 2018






