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Whether you enjoy parades, carnival rides, or free hot-buttered sweet corn - you can find plenty to enjoy this Labor Day Weekend in our area. Hoopeston is hosting its 77th National Sweetcorn Festival ...

Labor Day weekend is upon us, and for farmers that means it's close to harvest time. The question is 'how close?' Vermilion County Farm Bureau spokesperson Tom Fricke says that most likely you'll see ...

Thirty-year-old Ocheil Keys of Danville has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for the murder of 50-year-old Barbara Rose back in October of 2017. In late July, Keys was found guilty of First-Degree...

Twenty-four hours after reporting 39 new COVID cases in the county, the Vermilion County Health Department reported 100 new cases Wednesday evening. Of the 100 new positive cases, there were 17 teenag...

Week two of high school football is upon us, but some COVID troubles are brewing in Danville High School's Big-12 Conference. Urbana has cancelled varsity football for this season. DHS Athletic Direct...

Danville's Labor Day Parade is set to go on Monday morning. Connie Ostrander of the Vermilion County Federation of Labor says everyone can have a good time, but please keep in mind pandemic precaution...

The stresses of the pandemic have hit everywhere, and certainly that includes on the farm. The Illinois Department of Agriculture announced this week during the Farm Progress Show in Decatur that a 20...

As we head toward the Labor Day weekend, law enforcement agencies hope it will be a safe one. Illinois State Police say they will be conducting Roadside Safety Checks in Vermilion County during the mo...

Ameren workers from across Illinois and Missouri are heading to Louisiana this week to assist in restoring power in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. The company says more than 300 Ameren employees will...

The VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville is looking to fill some positions on its workforce. Tom Hossfeld, Chief of Human Resources at the VA, says housekeeping is the top area where they need so...