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Suspect Held in Danville Area Homicide
Vermilion County Sheriff's Investigators have arrested a woman on preliminary charges of murder in connection with the death of a person late Wednesday. Chief Sheriff's Investigator Michael Hartshorn ...
Jul 27, 2018

Unemployment Rates Up in Our Area
New unemployment figures are out and the numbers are up across East Central Illinois. Vermilion County's jobless rate rose from 5.1 percent in May to 6.0 percent in June. Danville's June unemployment ...
Jul 26, 2018

Balloons Over Vermilion Awaits 2019
Organizers of this month's Balloons Over Vermilion are celebrating this month's successful event. Jim Anderson, one of the co-chairs for the event, released attendance figures today (Thursday)... http...
Jul 26, 2018

Danville Train-Pedestrian Incident Claims a Life
A Champaign man has died after he was struck by a train in Danville last evening (Thursday, July 26, 2018). Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup says 27-year-old Al-Khaaliq Lawrence was pronounced ...
Jul 26, 2018

Danville Police Clear 1980 'Cold Case' Murder
Police in Danville have solved a 1980 cold case murder using DNA evidence. Public Safety Director Larry Thomason says it has been determined that DNA evidence gathered from the scene where 18-year-old...
Jul 26, 2018

Arrests Made in Danville Habitat Burglary
Danville Police have recovered most of the items stolen in a Tuesday (July 24, 2018) burglary at a Habitat for Humanity building. Police were able to develop information on some suspects and two of th...
Jul 26, 2018

New Danville Assisted Living Community Breaks Ground
Construction is underway on the new Villas of Holly Brook Assisted Living Community. Official ground-breaking ceremonies were held at the site in the 2200 block of North Bowman Avenue in Danville Wedn...
Jul 25, 2018

Danville Explores Community Service Work Program
The City of Danville is exploring possibly starting a Community Service Work Program. Corporation Counsel David Wesner says preliminary plans are to have city code enforcement staff to oversee the pro...
Jul 25, 2018

President's Executive Orders Upset VA Workers
Some Executive Orders issued by President Donald Trump has some union employees at V. A. hospitals upset. Vicki Dodge is President of Local 1963 of the American Federation of Government Employees at t...
Jul 24, 2018

Scientist Encourages DHS Students to Reach Out
One of the nation's top scientists is spending time this week with some Danville High School students. Dr. Rick Kittles of Los Angeles is a cancer researcher, scientist and developed his own company o...
Jul 24, 2018






