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Champaign Listed Among Best Illinois Counties to Live
A website that ranks the best schools and places to live in the country has ranked the top counties to live in Illinois. Niche ranks counties by using a variety of factors including schools, cost of l...
Jul 07, 2021

City Council Straw Poll Favors Refurbishing Pool
A majority of Danville City Council members favor refurbishing the existing municipal swimming pool at Garfield Park instead of building a new pool. In a straw poll taken during the City Council meeti...
Jul 06, 2021

Ameren Illinois Provides Millions in Covid Relief
Ameren Illinois says it has provided more than $29-million dollars in bill forgiveness in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company says it has worked to significantly reduce or completely elimin...
Jul 06, 2021

Rep. Marron Wants Local Control for Covid Decisions
State Representative Mike Marron of Fithian wants local control of future decisions regarding COVID-19. ''It is time the Governor relinquishes his unconstitutional grip of power against the people of ...
Jul 06, 2021

County's COVID Death Toll Rises to 149
The death toll from COVID-19 related causes has climbed to 149 in Vermilion County. Douglas Toole, Administrator of the Vermilion County Health Department, says the latest victims are two men in their...
Jul 06, 2021

Bond Set at $150,000 in Armed Robbery
Bond has been set at $150-thousand dollars for a Hoopeston man who is being held in a weekend armed robbery. Hoopeston Police arrested 38-year-old Matthew M. Hofer in connection with a Saturday (July ...
Jul 06, 2021

Safety A Priority at Balloons Over Vermilion
Balloons Over Vermilion is Friday and Saturday, and weather permitting, there will be mass ascensions both evenings from the Vermilion Regional Airport. Joe Vincent serves as Balloon Meister for the e...
Jul 05, 2021

Probe of Weekend Shootings Continues
Danville Police are still seeking help from the public as they probe a weekend incident in which four people were shot. The shootings occurred around 2:00 a.m. Sunday (July 4, 2021) as people were lea...
Jul 05, 2021

Council Discussion on Swimming Pool to Resume
Danville City Council members meet in a regular session Tuesday evening (July 6, 2021), and one item on the agenda is discussion regarding the Garfield Park Municipal Pool. Last month some aldermen sa...
Jul 05, 2021

Representative Davis Says Infrastructure Bill Needs Work
Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis says the current infrastructure bill being debated on Capitol Hill should include infrastructure. Kevin Bessler has more.... The Taylorville Republican joined an Amer...
Jul 05, 2021






