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Vermilion County Sees 59 New COVID Cases; Eighth Death
Vermilion County added 59 new COVID-19 cases Thursday afternoon, while the state set a single-day high for cases. Vermilion County Health Department Administrator Doug Toole says the county also saw i...
Oct 16, 2020
Mobile COVID Testing Team Back in Danville Next Week
The state's mobile COVID testing team is returning to Danville next week. Drive-through coronavirus tests will be available at the Vermilion County Health Department's building at 200 S. College St. i...
Oct 16, 2020
Tourism Income Has Improved Slightly in Danville But Still Down Significantly
One of the biggest impacts to the Danville area since the pandemic began has been revenue from tourism. Major events such as Balloons over Vermilion and the NJCAA Men's Basketball Tournament that norm...
Oct 16, 2020
Region 6 Adjusted to Include Champaign County Again; 40 More Local COVID Cases
The Illinois Department of Public Health has adjusted its case totals for region 6, which includes Champaign-Urbana and Danville. Director Ngozi Ezike says the state's data will once again include cas...
Oct 15, 2020
Marron Says Public Needs to Know the Truth in Madigan Probe
The state house commission investigating House Speaker Mike Madigan's alleged bribery scandal involving ComEd was officially put on hold last week until after the November election, but Vermilion Coun...
Oct 15, 2020
Man Receives 10-Year Sentence in New Year's Day Incident
A Westville man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on a reduced charge stemming from a domestic incident on New Year's Day. 42-year-old Antoine Mayers pled guilty Tuesday before judge Tom O'Shau...
Oct 14, 2020
Outbreaks See Region 6 Inch Closer to Increased Restrictions
Several COVID-19 outbreaks in the central Illinois area mean the region is one step closer to having increased restrictions imposed on businesses and other entities. Region 6 currently has a positivit...
Oct 14, 2020 Yuri Samoilov / CC
Garfield Elementary Moving to Remote Learning
Two Danville District 118 elementary schools are now under remote learning for the next two weeks. Officials say at staff member at Garfield Elementary School has tested positive for the coronavirus, ...
Oct 14, 2020
Public Works Advances Sanitary District Asset Takeover Proposal
The City of Danville's Public Works Committee advanced a proposal to take over portions of the Danville Sanitary District. Under an intergovernmental agreement, the city's public works department woul...
Oct 14, 2020
County Budget Numbers Strong Despite Pandemic
The Vermilion County Board has approved its new Fiscal Year 2020-2021 budget with $41.7 million dollars in expected expenditures. Revenues are only expected to total $38.9 million dollars. County Boar...
Oct 13, 2020
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