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''You Sure We're In The Right City?''
These robins camped outside Danville's North Griffin Street fire station Thursday may have been wondering if they are in the wrong city. But the fact they were there brings hope that spring is coming....
Jan 31, 2019
Lawmakers Discuss Illinois Minimum Wage
Illinois lawmakers are exploring a regional approach to raising the state’s minimum wage, meaning employers in urban areas could pay more than those in rural areas. Senators met Wednesday in Spr...
Jan 29, 2019
Arrest Warrant Issued in Route 1 Shooting
An arrest warrant has been issued for a man wanted in connection with the shooting of a motorist along Illinois route one earlier this month. Twenty-year-old Rod Al-Ruwaily is charged with Aggravated ...
Jan 29, 2019
Cold Prompts Governor to Issue Disaster Declaration
Governor JB Pritzker today issued a disaster proclamation for the entire state ahead of a severe winter storm that will blanket the state with life-threatening wind chills for several days. "This stor...
Jan 29, 2019
School Superintendents Keep Close Eye on Weather
As dangerously cold weather moved toward East Central Illinois Monday, local school superintendents were keeping a close eye on it. Several area school districts cancelled classes for Tuesday (January...
Jan 28, 2019
Decision Awaited on Possible Downtown Housing
A decision on whether a new $15-million dollar housing development will come to downtown Danville is expected in May. Jaclyn Vinson, Executive Director of the Housing Authority of Danville, discussed ...
Jan 28, 2019
New Rock Wall Benefits Special Needs Students
A new rock wall is helping improve the quality of life for some local physical and emotionally-challenged students. ''It's giving the kids an opportunity to become physically fit without competing,'' ...
Jan 28, 2019
Suspect Held in 2018 Double Homicide
Authorities in Indiana have arrested a suspect wanted in connection with a double murder that occurred last June in Danville. Public Safety Director Larry Thomason says Deontae Bright was arrested Fri...
Jan 26, 2019
Man Convicted of Home Invasion, Beating 90-Year-Old
Sentencing is set in March for a Danville man convicted Friday (January 25, 2019) in a home invasion in which a 90-year-old man was beaten. A Vermilion County Circuit Court jury found 28-year-old Cole...
Jan 26, 2019
Unemployment Rates Climb in Region
Unemployment rates rose last month in Vermilion and some neighboring counties. Preliminary new numbers show Vermilion County's jobless rate rose from 5.5 percent in November to 6.4 percent in December...
Jan 26, 2019
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