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City Continues Talks on Paying Pension Debt
Danville City Council member Dan Duncheon says he thinks raising the Public Safety Pension fee would be a more equitable way of paying-off a police and fire pension debt. Mayor Scott Eisenhauer had pr...
Oct 24, 2017

School Facilities Sales Tax Being Considered
Vermilion Advantage is surveying its members on whether there should be a 1-percent increase in sales taxes to support county schools. Vicki Haugen, President of Vermilion Advantage, says the 1-percen...
Oct 24, 2017

Vermilion County to Officially Receive Building
Vermilion County will officially be getting a new home for some county offices this week. County Board Chairman Mike Marron says the county will be accepting the deed on Friday (October 27th, 2017) fo...
Oct 24, 2017

Defendant in Fatal Crash Pleads Not Guilty
Bond has been set at $750-thousand dollars for a rural Danville man who is facing charges in a fatal Friday night crash. Sixty-year-old David D. Winkler Jr. is charged with aggravated driving under th...
Oct 23, 2017

Suspect in Fatal Shooting Pleads Not Guilty
A Danville man who is facing murder charges in a weekend shooting claims he is innocent. Twenty-six year old Marcus Carter appeared for his initial court appearance Monday before Judge Derek Girton. T...
Oct 22, 2017

Suspect in Custody in Sunday Danville Homicide
The Vermilion County Coroner has released the name of a man who was fatally shot on Danville’s southeast side early Sunday. Coroner Jane McFadden says the victim is 35-year-old Lucas W. Stark of...
Oct 22, 2017

District 118 Board May Honor Former Superintendent
Danville District 118 School Board members will consider Wednesday whether to rename the district's administration building after former Superintendent David Fields. A committee met earlier and consid...
Oct 22, 2017

Charges Filed in Fatal Bowman Ave. Crash
Vermilion County Sheriff's Police say one of the drivers involved in a head-on fatal collision along Bowman Avenue Friday evening has been charged. Sixty-year-old David Winkler Jr. of rural Danville h...
Oct 22, 2017

Next Round of Energy Assistance Coming Soon
The East Central Illinois Community Action Agency has announced plans for the second round of assistance through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (known as LIHEAP). The agency will begin ...
Oct 22, 2017

Possible School Bus Strike Could Close Danville Schools
A possible strike by school bus drivers could potentially close Danville District 118 Schools early next month. A notice sent to parents today (Friday, Oct. 20, 2017) said First Student Bus Company ha...
Oct 20, 2017






