Category Archives: More News

Great Crowds, Beautiful Weather for Danville, Westville Labor Day Parades
Both the Danville and Westville Labor Day parades had solid turnouts yesterday. And prior to the start of the day's opening parade in Danville, Troy Thomas from Local 703 said the feeling is generally...
Sep 06, 2021

Sweetcorn Festival Returns Strongly in Hoopeston
The Hoopeston Sweet Corn Festival was back and rocking over the holiday weekend after missing last year due to the pandemic. P.J. Clingenpeel of the Hoopeston Jaycees says not only were the people hun...
Sep 05, 2021

Danville Man Struck and Killed Along Route 1
A Danville man is dead after being struck by an auto along Illinois Route One late Saturday night (September 4, 2021). Illinois State Police say their preliminary investigation found the victim was wa...
Sep 05, 2021

Firefighters, Police Rescue Woman From Burning Home
Investigations continue into two Danville fires that occurred on Saturday (September 4, 2021). One of them destroyed a home at 11 South Virginia Street and sent a person to the hospital after being re...
Sep 05, 2021

Investigations Continue Into Danville Shootings...One Fatal
Danville Police are still trying to locate those responsible for two Saturday shootings - including one which left a man dead. The shootings occurred less than 10 minutes apart on separate sides of th...
Sep 05, 2021

Former D102 DJ Doug Quick Announces Retirement from Broadcasting
Long time central Illinois broadcaster Doug Quick has announced his retirement from WCCU, FOX-Illinois 27 as news weather anchor. He retires on September 30th as central Illinois' longest tenured weat...
Sep 03, 2021

Sheriff's Office Reports Shooting of 30-Year-Old Man in Georgetown
Vermilion County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a call of shots fired at the Mobile Manor Trailer Park, 1710 N. Main Street Georgetown at approximately 9:18PM on Thursday, September 2, 2021. It was l...
Sep 03, 2021

Westville's Entire Labor Day Weekend Rolling Once Again
With all the Labor Day Weekend activities in the area back this year, one place that takes pride in being active the entire Labor Day Weekend, is Westville. Darren Van Duyn has been a big part of plan...
Sep 03, 2021

Miss National Sweetheart Pageant Returns
Following a year off because of the pandemic, the 77th National Sweetheart Pageant is taking place this weekend in Hoopeston. Michelle Crabtree, along with her husband, Cliff, serve as co-executive di...
Sep 02, 2021

Vermillion County Health Department Reports 85 new COVID Cases
One day after reporting 100 new COVID cases in Vermilion County, the Health Department reported another 85 cases Thursday night. This included three infants, two grade-school aged children, and 17 tee...
Sep 02, 2021







