Category Archives: More News

No Injuries Reported in Danville House Fire
Danville Firefighters say no one was hurt Saturday morning (March 3, 2018) when flames destroyed a home along Harmon Street. Firefighters found heavy flames shooting from the front of the single-story...
Mar 03, 2018

Not Guilty Verdicts Returned in Danville Murder Trial
A Vermilion County Circuit Court jury has found an Indianapolis man not guilty of the shooting death of a man outside a local bar four years ago. Jurors found 34-year-old DeJuan Alexander not guilty o...
Mar 02, 2018

Work Expected This Summer on Kickapoo Rail Trail
Plans for Vermilion County's segment of the Kickapoo Rail Trail are continuing to advance. The Vermilion County Conservation District Board this week has agreed to spend up to $159-thousand dollars to...
Mar 02, 2018

Proposed Bulldog Coal Mine Closer to Reality
Sunrise Coal Company's proposed Bulldog Mine in southwestern Vermilion County is moving closer to reality. But a grassroots citizen group is vowing it will continue its efforts to stop it. In Septembe...
Mar 02, 2018

Possible New Festival Wins Tentative Support
Some Vermilion County Conservation District Board members voiced tentative support late Wednesday (February 28, 2018) for a new three-day music and art festival this fall. A formal contract is yet to ...
Feb 28, 2018

School Districts Promoting Penny Sales Tax Hike
Vermilion County's public school districts are trying to get the word out about a proposal on the March ballot which seeks a 1-percent increase in sales taxes. The new money generated from the increas...
Feb 28, 2018

Illinois Lawmakers Act on Proposed Gun Laws
Illinois lawmakers passed bills Wednesday banning bump stocks, requiring a waiting period to buy some rifles and raising the the age limit to buy them to 21. Action in Illinois House and Senate came t...
Feb 27, 2018

Two Danville Police Officers on Administrative Leave
Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer is confirming that two police officers are on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation. The Mayor told VermilionCountyFirst.com News t...
Feb 27, 2018

Discussion Focuses on Community Development
The City of Danville is looking for public input on how nearly $900-thousand dollars in Community Development Block Grant funds will be spent over the next year. Local resident Vincent Koers thinks th...
Feb 27, 2018

Iroquois County Crash Claims a Life
A four-vehicle pile-up along Illinois route one in Iroquois County Tuesday morning (February 27, 2018) has claimed a life. State Police say 75-year-old Glenn Kolzow of Lafayette, Indiana was pronounce...
Feb 27, 2018






