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Danville Fire Dept Sites Arson as Cause of Weekend Fire at 10-Year Abandoned, Boarded Up Home at Elmwood and Cleveland
THE FOLLOWING IS A DANVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT RELEASE Structure Fire Incident Date: Sunday, November 3, 2024 Time of Incident: 6:42pm Description of Structure/Property: Two-story, wood-frame, Res...
Steve Brandy Nov 04, 2024
Danville's November First Fridays POTTERFEST Brings Passion for World of Harry Potter Once Again
ABOVE: One of this year's new POTTERFEST participants, the Vermilion County War Museum, had a backdrop that was very popular for pictures. Once again, the love of fantasy and Harry Potter movie...
Steve Brandy Nov 01, 2024
Clean-Up from Fire at Old Model Star Laundry Awaits Bresee Tower Bids; Was to be Part of City Demolition Project
Danville's Mayor Rickey Williams, Jr says that the overnight fire Halloween morning at the old Model Star Laundry at 17 North Jackson happened after years of the city trying to keep squatters away fro...
Steve Brandy Nov 01, 2024
Daylight Saving Time Ends this Weekend; Set Clocks Back One Hour for Saturday Night to Sunday Morning
Please remember to turn back clocks one hour Saturday night, as Daylight Saving Time will end at 2 AM Sunday morning. And as always, this is a great time to test your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms ...
Steve Brandy Nov 01, 2024
Fire on Danville's Saratoga Street Leaves No One Injured
THE FOLLOWING IS A DANVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT RELEASE Structure Fire Incident Date: Friday November 1, 2024 Time of Incident: 08:20am Description of Structure/Property: Single-story, wood-frame, ...
Steve Brandy Nov 01, 2024
Last Call to Weigh in on Proposed Danville Changes
THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JENNIFER BAILEY DANVILLE - Tuesday (Nov 5th) is the last day the public can submit comments on Illinois Department of Transportation's proposed removal ...
Steve Brandy Nov 01, 2024
State report cards | Average teacher pay for 150 area schools
THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JEFF D'ALESSIO Across Illinois, the average salary for a public school teacher in 2023-24 was $75,978 - or $2,731 higher than the rate of the top-paying...
Steve Brandy Nov 01, 2024
State report cards | Danville, Armstrong, Champaign tops for district teacher pay
THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE ARTICLE BY JEFF D'ALESSIO Among the mounds of metrics in the Illinois State Board of Education's just-released report cards: teacher salaries, both by district a...
Steve Brandy Nov 01, 2024
Illinois Man Charged with Threatening Federal Judge Detained in South Florida
THE FOLLOWING IS A UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA RELEASE MIAMI - During an initial hearing in Miami on Oct. 30, an Illinois resident was ordered detained on charg...
Steve Brandy Nov 01, 2024
Drug Dealer Sentenced to Prison for Intent to Deliver Controlled Substance
THE FOLLOWING IS A VERMILION COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE RELEASE On October 30, 2024, Richard Tyler (DOB: 12/29/1976), formerly of Danville, Illinois, pleaded guilty to Possession of Contr...
Steve Brandy Nov 01, 2024