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Aldermen Favoring Renovating, Not Replacing Garfield Pool
Several Danville aldermen say that they support rehabilitating the current Garfield Park Pool on Danville's east side rather than replacing it. Many cite costs as an underlying factor. Rehabilitating ...
Michelle Mitchell Jun 02, 2021

City Council Approves Township Building Demo Agreement
A divided Danville City Council has approved an intergovernmental agreement between the city and Danville Township to demolish the latter's former headquarters. Eight aldermen voted in favor of the ag...
Michelle Mitchell Jun 01, 2021

2022 Primary Could be Held in June
The 2022 election season could look quite a bit different under a new voting bill that passed both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly over the weekend. Voters across the state would vote in the...
Michelle Mitchell Jun 01, 2021

First Midwest, Old National Banks Merging
Two of Danville's bank chains with five total locations in the city are combining into one company. First Midwest Bank and Old National Bank announced this morning that they have entered into a defini...
Michelle Mitchell Jun 01, 2021 Old National Bank's branch on North Vermilion Street in Danville.

Westville Memorial Day Ceremony Includes History Lesson
Those attending a Memorial Day ceremony in Westville got a history lesson Monday. Main speaker Paul Shannon told the crowd about the Doolittle Raid during World War II. He said it was a secret raid us...
May 31, 2021

Area Memorial Day Weekend Traditions Continue
Motorists traveling through Danville this holiday weekend will notice a Memorial Day tradition continues. North Vermilion Street has turned into Rotary Memorial Way with hundreds of small American Fla...
May 28, 2021

Portion of Fairchild Near Fair Oaks to Close for a Week on Tuesday
A section of Fairchild Street next to the Fair Oaks public housing complex will be closing on Tuesday so that a sewer line and manhole can be installed. The work is expected to be completed by the fol...
Michelle Mitchell May 28, 2021

What's Happening in Vermilion County? May 28-31
Our weekend calendar is courtesy of Vermilion Advantage: FRIDAY, MAY 28 Fundraiser Sale at First Baptist Church - Friday & Saturday - (1211 N. Vermilion, Danville) Raising funds for the First Bapt...
Michelle Mitchell May 28, 2021

Car Theft Nets Man 6-Year Sentence
A Danville man who admitted to stealing a car from a man who was trying to sell it to him has been sentenced to six years in prison. 19-year-old Elijah Edison pleaded guilty Friday morning before Judg...
Michelle Mitchell May 28, 2021

'Summer Sounds' Returns to Temple Plaza Friday Night
The popular Summer Sounds concert series is back this year, with free live music and entertainment available in downtown Danville every week. Amy Hussman McKinley, who is the president of Downtown Dan...
Michelle Mitchell May 28, 2021






