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Smaller Casino Proposed at Warehouse Site on Eastgate Drive
After its initial casino proposal with Haven Gaming fell through, the City of Danville has a new casino operating partner, with a much different plan for the casino site. Alderman voted 12-0 Tuesday n...
Michelle Mitchell Aug 18, 2020

Alderman to Vote on New Casino Agreement Tonight
Danville alderman are set to consider a new agreement for the second casino application that the city plans to send to the Illinois Gaming Board. A resolution on tonight's agenda calls for the city to...
Michelle Mitchell Aug 18, 2020 ?

Parke County Bridge Festival Canceled
The coronavirus pandemic has caused one of western Indiana's largest festivals to be canceled. Officials in Parke County have decided to call off this year's Covered Bridge Festival. The 10-day festiv...
Michelle Mitchell Aug 18, 2020 Kathy / CC

Infant Among Nine New Local COVID-19 Cases
An infant is among nine new COVID-19 cases announced Monday afternoon by the Vermilion County Health Department. Administrator Doug Toole says she new cases involve one person in their 80's, one perso...
Michelle Mitchell Aug 18, 2020

Danville Police Investigating Two Shootings Saturday Night
Danville police are investigating two shootings that happened over the weekend. Officers were first called to Pennsylvania Avenue on Danville's east side at 11:51 p.m. Saturday. Witnesses said they we...
Michelle Mitchell Aug 17, 2020

Annual Ride Helps Veterans Battle PTSD
Saturday's hot, humid weather failed to deter over 125 riders from participating in a ride to help area Veterans coping with PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. They left American Legion Post 210 i...
Aug 15, 2020

Indiana State Police Seize Two Pounds of Meth in Friday Arrest
A Calumet City man has been arrested in Indiana after state police discovered he had two pounds of methamphetamine in his possession. 21-year-old Deonta Grant was pulled over by a state trooper at 6 p...
Michelle Mitchell Aug 15, 2020

Vermilion River Fall Festival Canceled
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused another longtime area tradition to be called off. The 2020 Vermilion River Fall Festival has been canceled. The annual event, which would have been in its 46th year ne...
Michelle Mitchell Aug 15, 2020

Sewer Repairs at Gilbert and Voorhees to Begin Monday
Danville's Public Works Department will begin making sewer repairs at the intersection of Gilbert and Voorhees streets on Monday. Construction is set to begin at 6:30 Monday morning and last through F...
Michelle Mitchell Aug 15, 2020

Blood Drive Set for September 8-11 in Danville
State Senator Scott Bennett is partnering with Community Blood Services of Illinois to host a blood drive in Danville during the second week of September. The blood drive will take place Tuesday, Sept...
Michelle Mitchell Aug 15, 2020







