Category Archives: More News

Area Senators Split As Comprehensive Energy Bill Advances
State Senator Scott Bennett (shown above) is excited about Monday's passage of a comprehensive Illinois energy bill. ''The passage of this important legislation is the moment we've all been working fo...
Sep 13, 2021

Barely One-Third of County's Total Population Vaccinated for COVID
The number of COVID cases in Vermilion County continues to climb, but the percentage of the county's total population fully vaccinated for COVID stands at only 35.50 percent. The Vermilion County Heal...
Sep 13, 2021

District 118 Seeks to Fill Two School Board Vacancies
Danville School District 118 is seeking to fill two seats on the school board caused by the recent resignations of Bill Dobbles and Lon Henderson. The District issued the following news release Monday...
Sep 13, 2021

Mayor Williams Looks at Voorhees TIFs as Start of New Era
With the Danville City Council recently passing plans for Tax Increment Financing Districts along the Voorhees Street Corridor, Mayor Rickey Williams, Jr says the main thing to focus on is the process...
Sep 12, 2021

Two Local 9-11 Rides Remember the Fallen
Two 9-11 Memorial Rides held over the weekend in Vermilion County remembered the nearly 3,000 people who died in the attack on America twenty years ago. About 200 people - mostly motorcyclists and the...
Sep 12, 2021

Danville Mayor Looks ahead to "Recovery Money Decisions," Definite Plans for Garfield Park Pool
This past week's Danville City Council meeting brought up some talk about COVID Recovery Money coming Danville's way. Mayor Rickey Williams, Jr says Danville is in for a total of 24-point-seven millio...
Sep 11, 2021

Danville in Line for Casino "Tryout," with Hope for Full License
There was a time way back when all casinos in Illinois had to cruise on water. So in Vermilion County, there were whispers about Lake Vermilion. But those days are long gone, and now Danville looks to...
Sep 10, 2021

What's Happening in Vermilion County this Weekend?
What's Happening in Vermilion County This Weekend! See the movies playing this weekend at: Danville Village Mall Cinemas, https://www.amctheatres.com/movie-theatres/danville/amc-classic-village-mall-6...
Sep 10, 2021

Harvest Mostly Still Waiting, but some Elevators are Encouraging an Early Start
Vermilion County Farm Bureau spokesperson Tom Fricke says the pending harvest is still looking to get really rolling next week or the week after. However, there have been a couple of market factors th...
Sep 09, 2021

Dobbles, Henderson, Resign from Danville District 118 School Board
The Danville District 118 School Board now has two vacancies, as Bill Dobbles and Lon Henderson have resigned. School Board president Dr. Randal Ashton stated after Wednesday night's meeting that Dobb...
Sep 08, 2021







