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Danville Family Escapes Burning Home!
Members of a Danville family escaped their burning home Saturday night. But their house at 906 Southmoor in the Holiday Hills area was gutted by flames. Danville Firefighters say they found heavy fire...
Feb 12, 2017

Open House at Museum Honors Lincoln
The Vermilion County Museum is celebrating Abraham Lincoln's 208th birthday with an open house party on Sunday. Admission will be free to both the Vermilion County Museum and the Fithian Home next doo...
Feb 10, 2017
Legislation Seeks to Grow Bio-Based Businesses
Legislation introduced in the Illinois Senate would provide incentives to Illinois businesses to produce and sell new renewable products. The legislation builds upon Illinois' strong agricultural base...
Feb 10, 2017

Veterans Receive Hero's Welcome to New Home
Two of the Veterans displaced by a fatal fire in Danville last week got a hero's welcome to their new home last evening. Danville Police and Firefighters, along with members of the Illinois Patriot Gu...
Feb 10, 2017
Danville to Participate in National Park Service Program
Danville is going to participate in the National Park Service Passport Program. The city is an official Gateway City for the Abraham Lincoln Looking for Lincoln National Heritage Area. The Danville Ar...
Feb 09, 2017
Governor Warns Pay Plan is Not a Solution
Gov. Bruce Rauner says making an emergency appropriation for state employee pay is a ruse to force a massive tax hike. Instead, he supports giving state employee pay the same status as lawmakers and c...
Feb 09, 2017

Volunteers Pitch-in For a Very Special Homecoming!
Some local Veterans left homeless by a fatal fire in Danville last week will soon be back in another house. A homecoming is slated for Thursday afternoon in the Rabbittown area on Danville's southeast...
Feb 08, 2017
Danville Accepting Police and Fire Applications
The City of Danville has begun taking applications for the Probationary Police Officer and Probationary Firefighter testing process which leads to a final eligibility list. Application packets are ava...
Feb 08, 2017

Proposed Danville Casino Might Be Land-Based
Danville City Council members were told last night a proposed casino here may not have to be built near or over water. Mayor Scott Eisenhauer also says that if the Illinois General Assembly passes a g...
Feb 08, 2017

Danville Council Looks to Fill Expected Shortfall
Danville City Council members are back in familiar territory...trying to figure out how to fill a projected budget shortfall. City Council members began discussions last night (Tuesday) on their 2017-...
Feb 07, 2017