Category Archives: More News

Balloons Over Vermilion Crowd Up 12%
Balloons Over Vermilion organizers are extremely excited with the successful results of the second annual event in Vermilion County. "What we experienced over the weekend, and during the weeks leading...
Jul 25, 2017

Governor Calls Special Session on School Funding
Determined to get children back to school on time, Gov. Bruce Rauner has announced legislators are being called back to Springfield Wednesday for a special session focused on Senate Bill 1, the school...
Jul 24, 2017

Excitement Building in Advance of Solar Eclipse
Excitement is building in advance of a solar eclipse that will sweep across North America on August 21st. And the Director of the Staerkel Planetarium at Parkland College says he is not surprised. Dav...
Jul 23, 2017

College, Inmates Reaping Rewards of Program
Danville Area Community College is winning praise from some people you might not expect - some inmates at the Danville Correctional Center. DACC President Stephen Nacco says the college decided to con...
Jul 23, 2017

Local Teacher Enters Congressional Race
A teacher from Danville, who teaches at Heritage High School, has announced his candidacy for 15th District Congressman. Anthony March says he has been disappointed with the policies that the current ...
Jul 23, 2017

DACC Board Looks to Improve Fine Arts
Danville Area Community College Trustees have agreed to acquire a vacant Carnegie Library Building from the Veterans Administration. DACC is swapping a gazebo for the building under an agreement appro...
Jul 21, 2017

I-74 Crash Victim Identified by Coroner
The Champaign County Coroner has released the identity of the man killed in a single car crash along Interstate 74 near Danville on Wednesday. Coroner Duane Northrup says 28-year-old Mark S. Simpson o...
Jul 20, 2017

Bismarck-Henning Supt. Issues Funding Warning
The Superintendent of the Bismarck-Henning School District is warning schools may have to close later this year unless legislators and the Governor resolve school funding differences. Superintendent S...
Jul 20, 2017

Marron: Time to Start Building 'New Illinois'
Republican State Representative candidate Mike Marron says it's time to start building a new Illinois. Marron announced his candidacy Tuesday at his Royal area farm. He says the state's first priority...
Jul 18, 2017

Black Won't Seek Old Illinois House Seat
Former Representative Bill Black says he is ''absolutely convinced'' that Mike Marron has what it takes to become the next State Representative from Illinois' 104th District. Black had seriously consi...
Jul 18, 2017






