Category Archives: More News
IDOC Pauses Intake From County Jails Due to COVID Spike
{The following news release was announced Tuesday afternoon by IDOC:} The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) is temporarily pausing intakes from county jails as it responds to COVID-19 outbreak...
Jan 11, 2022
ACLU Calls License Plate Readers 'Invasive' of Civil Rights
As Illinois communities debate whether to install license plate cameras to fight crime, some are calling the technology invasive. After much debate, Champaign recently voted to install 46 automatic li...
Jan 11, 2022
County Board Reduces Election Precincts By 17
There will be fewer precincts outside Danville but within Vermilion County for this year's elections. Members of the County Board last night approved an ordinance reducing the precincts from 55 to 38....
Jan 11, 2022
County Board Backs Second Amendment Rights
Vermilion County has become the latest to back the Illinois Second Amendment Preservation Act. The board got a standing ovation this evening (Tuesday) after approving the ordinance. (Nineteen voted 'y...
Jan 11, 2022
Race to June 28th Primary Begins with Thursday's "Election Petitions" Opening Day
The road to the June primary election begins Thursday, January 13th, when election packets become available at the Vermilion County Clerk's Office, in the Vermilion County government office building a...
Jan 11, 2022
Danville's THREE KINGS OF PEACE Keeping Eyes on Mentoring Center for the Future
Danville's Three Kings of Peace are continuing their efforts to get a mentoring center established, in the old Steel Grip facility at Garfield Park. Local NAACP president Ed Butler first teamed up wit...
Jan 11, 2022
Stand-Up Comedy Coming to Westville Friday Evening
Live stand-up comedy is coming to Vermilion County this weekend. A location in Westville is bringing some comedy talent from around the state this coming Friday evening January 14th. Fireside Event Sp...
Jan 10, 2022
Vue Xiong, this Week's I AM, YOU ARE, WE ARE Nominee
It was 1964 and a war broke out in Laos, Asia. Vue Xiong, along with his family, had to make decisions that would ultimately result his losing track of his oldest brother and his mother and father. In...
Jan 10, 2022
DACC Holds Nursing Recognition Ceremony
A nursing recognition ceremony took place December 16, 2021 in the Mary Miller Center Gymnasium at Danville Area Community College. Fifteen students graduated in this ceremony. The Associate Degree Nu...
Jan 10, 2022
DACC's Dr. Nacco Says $600.00 Bonus Helps Students go from 12 to 15 Credits
As Danville Area Community College gets ready to start their new semester on Tuesday, January 18th; DACC president Dr. Stephen Nacco told Linda Bolton on 1490 WDAN's News Makers program that one great...
Jan 10, 2022
Listen Live
