Category Archives: More News

District 118 Working to Open Up In-Person Learning
Officials at Danville District 118 schools are aiming to allow more students to attend in-person in the coming weeks, but several factors need to be sorted through before that can happen. In a letter ...
Michelle Mitchell Feb 03, 2021

Former Gubernatorial Candidate Charged with Misusing Campaign Funds
A former Republican state senator and third-party gubernatorial candidate in 2018 has been charged with misusing $200,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses. Federal prosecutors filed charges of ...
Michelle Mitchell Feb 03, 2021

Champaign Man Pleads Guilty to Inciting Riot at Market Place Mall
A 20-year-old man who organized a riot and looting at Market Place Mall in Champaign five days after George Floyd's death and later fled to Misssissippi has admitted his role in planning the event. Sh...
Michelle Mitchell Feb 02, 2021

Three More COVID Deaths in Vermilion County
Three more Vermilion County residents have died of COVID-19. Vermilion County Health Department Administrator Doug Toole says the new deaths include women in their 70's and 60's and a man in his 90's....
Michelle Mitchell Feb 02, 2021 Muenocchio

“217” Calls Must Include Area Code Starting February 27th
For more than a half century, anyone making a local landline phone call in central Illinois has only had to type seven digits into their phone. But on February 27th, that will change, as a new area co...
Michelle Mitchell Feb 02, 2021

City Plans to Honor Seven Plaintiffs in 1987 Voting Rights Case
Mayor Rickey Williams Jr. says he is planning to honor the seven Black plaintiffs in the 1987 voting rights lawsuit that changed Danville's form of government from a commission board to the current ma...
Michelle Mitchell Feb 02, 2021 ?

33 New COVID-19 Cases Locally
33 more Vermilion County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Vermilion County Health Department Administrator Doug Toole. Toole says that the new cases, broken down by age, consi...
Michelle Mitchell Feb 02, 2021

DACC Offering "Saturday Six-Pack" as a Way to Earn College Credit Quickly
Students looking to earn college credit without having to attend class several times a week now have a new way of doing so through Danville Area Community College. Starting February 20th, the college ...
Michelle Mitchell Feb 02, 2021

Armstrong, Potomac Teachers Running Marathon as a Fundraiser
Two physical educations teachers--one in Armstrong and the other in Potomac--are teaming up to run a marathon next month to raise money for their respective departments. John Lubinski (pictured) of Po...
Michelle Mitchell Feb 02, 2021

Agency Extends Hours for Energy Assistance
The East Central Illinois Community Action Agency is extending hours to help qualified citizens get energy assistance. The agency provides help with energy bills and/or emergency assistance. Vermilion...
Feb 01, 2021







