Category Archives: More News

Periodic Closures to Impact I-74 Traffic
The Indiana Department of Transportation announces I-74 in both directions near the 52 mile marker will experience periodic rolling closures lasting up to 15 minutes taking place starting Monday. Thes...
Dec 14, 2018

New Lights Spur Excitement in Tilton
A Champaign developer expects to see more interest in some land along Illinois route one at Tilton now that some new traffic signals are being installed. Crews were busy Wednesday installing the light...
Dec 12, 2018

Tilton Mayor Optimistic About Development Chances
Tilton Mayor David Phillips is upbeat about chances for more development now that some new traffic signals are going up along Illinois route one in that community. Phillips notes it has taken years to...
Dec 12, 2018

Formal Charges in Fatal Danville Shooting
Formal charges have been filed against a young Danville man in a fatal weekend shooting. The Vermilion County State's Attorney's Office has charged 18-year-old Christopher Sean Stanley with involuntar...
Dec 12, 2018

Commission Tosses Out Election Challenge
The Danville Board of Election Commissioners has ruled that a local alderman's name will remain on the February Primary Election ballot. Jerry Hawker had filed an objection to Alderman Rick Strebing's...
Dec 12, 2018

New Hepatitis A Cases Found in East Central Illinois
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting six new cases of hepatitis A within the past week among individuals at high risk for infection. On average there are 70 cases of hepatitis ...
Dec 12, 2018

Thomason Still Advocating Police Body Cameras
Danville Public Safety Director Larry Thomason is still advocating the purchase of body cameras for officers. On WDAN Radio's Newsmakers program Thomason noted the squad car dash cam video of an offic...
Dec 12, 2018

Danville Tax Levy Talks Continue
Members of a Danville City Council committee reviewed more options last night (Tuesday) for a new tax levy. All three of the options take into account comments from the Supervisor of Assessments that ...
Dec 11, 2018

Vermilion County Issued Tentative Tax Multiplier
Vermilion County has been assigned a new tentative property equalization factor of 1.0000, according to the Illinois Department of Revenue. The factor is often called the tax 'multiplier', and is the ...
Dec 11, 2018

Candidates Step-Up for School Board Seats
Several candidates have filed petitions this week seeking to win or retain school board seats next spring. Three people have filed for the Danville District 118 Board. They are Monica Denise Beasley, ...
Dec 11, 2018







