Category Archives: More News

New Plans Revealed for Danville's Collins Tower
The owners of Collins Tower in downtown Danville have decided not to place a hotel or casino there. They have also scrapped plans for an indoor theme park, but have announced new plans for the site pr...
Nov 14, 2018

Project Success Seeks Support for Wish List
Project Success of Vermilion County will help brighten the holiday season for some area children again this year. Project Success Director Rickey Williams Jr. says the past 18 years they have been ver...
Nov 14, 2018

Rep. Marron Excited as Veto Session Begins
State Representative Mike Marron (R-Fithian) spent his first day on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives Tuesday as the Fall Veto Session began. He says he was excited.... https://expres...
Nov 14, 2018

Aqua Illinois Offers Holiday Tips to Avoid Clogs
Aqua Illinois is offering some tips as the holiday season approaches. The company is reminding its customers they should never pour grease down sink drains or into toilets. Instead, carefully pour war...
Nov 14, 2018

County Board Ready for New Fiscal Year
The Vermilion County Board has approved a new budget and tax levy for the fiscal year which begins December 1st (2018). Board Chairman Larry Baughn says the good news is that the county's portion of r...
Nov 13, 2018

Danville Council Members Zeroing In on Tax Levy
Danville City Council members are zeroing in on a plan to fund next year's tax levy. A plan discussed by members of the City Council's Public Works Committee last night (Tuesday) proposes increasing t...
Nov 13, 2018

New Pre-K Classrooms Coming to Danville
Danville School District 118 is adding two additional classrooms to house Pre-K children. The classes are slated to begin next month at Edison Elementary School. Kelly Truex, Director of Educational S...
Nov 13, 2018

County Farm Bureau 100th Anniversary Dinner Set
Vermilion County Farm Bureau is celebrating its 100th anniversary, and will be holding its Annual Meeting later this month. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 27th at the Beef House Banquet...
Nov 13, 2018

County Board Approves Middle Fork Resolution
Members of the Vermilion County Board have approved a resolution requesting the Army Corp of Engineers hold a public meeting on the riverbank stabilization work planned along the Middle Fork River. It...
Nov 13, 2018

Two Local Road Improvement Projects Advancing
Work on replacing a key bridge in Danville is advancing, and the new Stoney Creek bridge along Voorhees Street should be open to traffic by Christmas. Crews have been busy pouring the new concrete dec...
Nov 12, 2018






