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The Danville Board of Fire and Police Commissioners have decided to proceed with plans to hire four new probationary police officers. But first the board plans to invite back seven candidates who are ...

Danville City Council members have agreed to seek bids from area banking institutions to borrow nearly $435-thousand dollars to refurbish a Platform Aerial Fire Truck. Council members were told it is ...

A Danville City Council member wants the city to consider pursuing a federal 'SAFER Grant' in order to hire additional firefighters. Ward 3 Alderwoman Sharon Pickering notes the city would have to mov...

Champaign Police and the U.S. Marshals Service have arrested a Rantoul man for some recent armed robberies. Thirty-nine year old Marcellus Ward is charged with the March 29th armed robberies at the U....

Danville Police are seeking information regarding an incident on Sunday (April 1, 2018) in which shots were fired from a vehicle. Shortly after 3:30 Sunday afternoon police say an officer observed sho...

Danville's Kenneth D. Bailey Academy is seeking nominations for its ''Wall of Honor''. The Academy is accepting nominations of veterans who not only served our country, but have had an influence in Ve...

A man who police say shot himself in Danville Monday afternoon as officers approached him has died. Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup says the victim is 37-year-old Robert Mikesell of Cedar Rapi...

Danville Police say what began as a reported retail theft at the local Kohl's store Monday afternoon ended with the suspect shooting himself about a block away. The call resulted with a large number o...

The Chairman of the Vermilion County Board says he applauds efforts of those working to finish the Kennekuk Environmental Education Center. But Mike Marron says it must be done by following the law an...

Gasoline prices have jumped in recent days across both Illinois and Indiana. Drivers are paying considerably more than they did both last month and last year at this time. Illinois drivers are paying ...