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Danville Firefighters Local 429 is calling a proposal to cut 16 firefighters a dangerous move. The union reacted today (Wednesday) to Mayor Scott Eisenhauer's proposal to trim the number of firefighte...

Legislation supported by Secretary of State Jesse White requiring seat belts on school buses in Illinois passed the House Transportation Vehicles and Safety Committee today and now moves to the full H...

A federal arbitrator has ruled in favor of Danville Firefighters Local 429 in its contract dispute with the city. But it may cost firefighters dearly. Mayor Scott Eisenhauer is proposing cutting an en...

Danville City Council members have agreed to raise penalties for certain offenses regarding motor vehicles. But aldermen have decided to delay raising penalties for inoperable and abandoned vehicles. ...

Managers of the Jumer's Casino in Rock Island are opposed to adding more casinos in Illinois...including one in Danville. Jumer's spokesman Bill Renk says any new casinos in the state would likely mer...

A once popular nightclub south of Danville is now just a memory. Construction crews on Monday demolished the former Lamplighter building located at the intersection of Illinois route one and East 14th...

Danville Police say a local man faces multiple charges after his vehicle allegedly struck three others. Danville Police Commander Joshua Webb says the suspect told police he ran into one of the vehicl...

A new local basketball team, the Illinois Coal Miners, are getting ready to begin their season as many other teams wrap-up their season. The Coal Miners are members of the Central Basketball Associati...

Some students from Danville's Kenneth D. Bailey Academy went on the road (Thursday) to help celebrate National Read Across America Day. They fanned out visiting Danville's elementary schools to read t...

The Illinois Senate adjourned late Wednesday afternoon without voting on massive tax increases that are tied to its "grand bargain" package of budget-related bills. The adjournment happened just hours...