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The City of Danville is attempting to make travel easier for visitors to the community. Some new 'wayfinding' signs are being installed at several locations around the community. The Danville Area Tra...

Lower-income families in Illinois would have a better shot at deciding where their children go to school under a compromise education funding reform plan being discussed by legislative leaders behind ...

The Westville Lions Club has announced its honorees for this year's 107th Labor Day Celebration. Carl Thompson will serve as the Grand Marshal of this year's parade. The 88-year-old Thompson graduated...

Although area residents may be enjoying the sunshine, area farmers are looking for rain. ''It's still extremely dry and the beans are pretty weedy compared to the past,'' said Steve Halls, a young Fit...

Labor Day is still more than a week away but some activities celebrating that holiday are getting underway early. The Westville Lions Club is sponsoring events in that community, including the 107th W...

New numbers are out showing the unemployment rate in Vermilion County continued to rise last month. But the 7.1 percent rate is up only slightly from June's 6.8 percent figure. And the county's unempl...

The state’s four legislative leaders say they’ve reached a tentative agreement on a school funding plan. After a meeting Thursday, both Democrat and Republican leaders released statements ...

A newly-formed group in Westville is launching an effort to make some capital improvements at Westville's Zamberletti Park. Jeff Slavik, chairman of the group, says their first goal is to add new rest...

The United Way of the Danville Area is getting set to kick-off this year's campaign. And Sherry Askren, Executive Director of the local United Way, says allocations will be lower this year. The sixtee...

Watchfire Signs, which is headquartered in Danville, is getting a new leader. Ben Barr has been promoted to director of sign division sales for the East Coast, succeeding John Kunze, who is retiring. ...