Category Archives: More News

Construction Affecting Voorhees, Catlin-Homer Road
Two new construction projects will be affecting traffic in our area this week. The City of Danville Public Works Department says lanes will be closed intermittently and a reduced speed limit will be i...
Oct 28, 2017

Electronics Collection Event Attracts a Crowd
Saturday's electronics collection event, sponsored by the Vermilion County Health Department, is being called a huge success. More than 600 vehicles snaked their way through the Danville Area Communit...
Oct 28, 2017

Congressman Shimkus Optimistic About Tax Reform
Congressman John Shimkus says he has never seen an agreement on tax reform get this close. And he remains cautiously optimistic there could be an agreement by the end of the year. During an interview ...
Oct 28, 2017

Congressman Looking Forward to New Neighbors
Congressman John Shimkus says he is excited that he will finally be getting some new neighbors. His office is the only one left in the former Danville Post Office and Federal Court building in the 200...
Oct 27, 2017

Drug Abuse Agency Fears More Budget Cuts
Although President Trump has declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency, a local agency that deals with drug abuse says it's continuing to worry about funding. Gail Raney is Chief Executive ...
Oct 27, 2017

Students Get a 'Taste of The Colonies'
A more than 30-year-old tradition continued Thursday at Danville's Edison Elementary School as students got a 'Taste of the Colonies'. Fourth grade teacher Jim Rogers says students who have been study...
Oct 26, 2017

Danville Police Seek Help Finding Missing Woman
Danville Police are seeking help from the public as they attempt to locate a missing woman. Police Commander Joshua Webb says 50-year-old Barbara J. Rose was last seen by her family last Sunday, Octob...
Oct 26, 2017

District 118 Board Agrees to Honor Former Superintendent
Members of the Danville District 118 School Board have unanimously approved calling the district's administrative building the Dr. David L. Fields Administrative Service Center. Lloyd Randle, who serv...
Oct 25, 2017

Westville Schools - There's an App for That!!
This weekend's high school football game is not the only thing causing excitement in the Westville Unit 2 School District. Superintendent Seth Miller says administrators, teachers and parents are also...
Oct 25, 2017

Domestic Disturbance Calls Reach 'Alarming Number'
It is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and in Danville - Public Safety Director Larry Thomason says officers have responded to over 4,200 domestic disturbance calls so far this year. ''It's an alarmi...
Oct 25, 2017






