Category Archives: More News

Vermilion County Jobless Rate Unchanged
New unemployment numbers are out and they show the jobless rate in Vermilion County was unchanged last month, remaining at 5.9 percent of the workforce. It is down from a year ago when Vermilion Count...
Nov 22, 2017

State Police Out in Force for Holiday Period
Illinois and Indiana State Police say they will be out in force over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. It is generally one of the busiest travel holiday periods of the year. As millions of travelers t...
Nov 22, 2017

Students Get Special Lesson on Civil War
Some eighth grade students at North Ridge Middle School in Danville got a special lesson Monday on the Civil War. Eugene Bencomo of Oakwood and Gary Simpkins of Heyworth, Illinois - two well-known Civ...
Nov 20, 2017

Shopping Online? It Could Be Costly to Local Services
As the Christmas shopping season gets underway, local leaders are again reminding residents about the importance of shopping local. Vickie Haugen, President of Vermilion Advantage, says the sales tax ...
Nov 19, 2017

Danville Mayor Delays Vote on Pension Proposal
Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer says a planned vote Tuesday evening on a proposal to pay for rising pension costs is being delayed. He says the delay is being caused by the fact that city council memb...
Nov 19, 2017

Danville Suffers 2nd Fatal Crash in 2 Days!
For the second time in two days...there has been a fatal accident in Danville. Public Safety Director Larry Thomason says a 31-year-old Danville woman was pronounced dead at the scene following a head...
Nov 17, 2017

Rep. Shimkus Backs 'Tax Cuts and Jobs Act'
Congressman John Shimkus was among those voting in favor of the 'Tax Cuts and Jobs Act' which was approved by the House of Representatives Thursday. He says the legislation delivers on President Trump...
Nov 16, 2017

Murder Defendant Waives Preliminary Hearing
A man charged last month with murdering a Danville woman and concealing her body has waived his preliminary hearing. Twenty-six year old Ocheil Keys next court date is December 11th. By waiving the pr...
Nov 16, 2017

Danville Biodiesel Industry Looks to the Future
A Danville biodiesel industry hopes that Congress will act by the end of the year on a tax incentive package for producers. Representatives from REG (Renewable Energy Group) met with local leaders Thu...
Nov 16, 2017

Blaze Destroys Large Home North of Danville
An investigation is underway into what caused a blaze that destroyed a large, modern home near Bismarck on Thursday. The fire at the Al Abbed residence was discovered around 4:00 p.m. but firefighters...
Nov 16, 2017






