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Sunrise Coal Company's proposed Bulldog Mine in southwestern Vermilion County is moving closer to reality. But a grassroots citizen group is vowing it will continue its efforts to stop it. In Septembe...

Some Vermilion County Conservation District Board members voiced tentative support late Wednesday (February 28, 2018) for a new three-day music and art festival this fall. A formal contract is yet to ...

Vermilion County's public school districts are trying to get the word out about a proposal on the March ballot which seeks a 1-percent increase in sales taxes. The new money generated from the increas...

Illinois lawmakers passed bills Wednesday banning bump stocks, requiring a waiting period to buy some rifles and raising the the age limit to buy them to 21. Action in Illinois House and Senate came t...

Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer is confirming that two police officers are on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation. The Mayor told VermilionCountyFirst.com News t...

The City of Danville is looking for public input on how nearly $900-thousand dollars in Community Development Block Grant funds will be spent over the next year. Local resident Vincent Koers thinks th...

A four-vehicle pile-up along Illinois route one in Iroquois County Tuesday morning (February 27, 2018) has claimed a life. State Police say 75-year-old Glenn Kolzow of Lafayette, Indiana was pronounce...

The City of Danville is preparing for a possible eminent domain lawsuit in an effort to acquire the American Inn Property on East Main Street. The city wants to demolish the motel to make way for a tr...

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority has announced Vermilion County will receive a nearly $170-thousand dollar grant to help children who are victims of violent crimes. The money is bei...

Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer says preliminary damage assessments have been completed from last week's flooding. And the mayor says the city will make every effort to pursue some type of federal ass...