Category Archives: More News
'Frostbite Marathon' Helps Feed Area Residents
The 19th Annual Frostbite Marathon is set for Friday and Saturday - December 1st and 2nd. The event helps stock the shelves of the Danville Area Food Pantry. ''The need for food in our community conti...
Bill Pickett Nov 30, 2017
Illinois Senators Under Fire on Tax Reform
Illinois' U.S. Senators are warning their House GOP counterparts that voting for the tax reform bill will hurt the state's working class. Republicans are wondering where this concern was when state De...
Bill Pickett Nov 29, 2017
Subway Restaurant Robbery Probed in Danville
Danville Police are continuing their search for a man wanted in the robbery of a Subway Restaurant on South Gilbert Street. Police Commander Joshua Webb says an employee reported a white male entered ...
Bill Pickett Nov 29, 2017
Police Hiring to Proceed Despite Loss of Grant
The City of Danville is preparing to hire some new police officers despite the denial of a federal grant that would help fund them. Mayor Scott Eisenhauer says the city received word Tuesday that its ...
Bill Pickett Nov 29, 2017
Plan Advances to Fund City Pension Shortfall
A Danville City Council committee is recommending the full council approve a plan to fund a $105-million dollar pension shortfall. The Public Services Committee last evening (Tuesday) placed its unani...
Bill Pickett Nov 28, 2017
Update: Champaign County Crash Victim Identified
Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup has released the name of a young woman who died Tuesday (November 28, 2017) following a single-vehicle crash along Interstate 72. He says the victim is 17-year-...
Bill Pickett Nov 28, 2017
Danville Family Thankful After Escaping Fire!
Members of a local family are counting their blessings after escaping their burning home early today (Tuesday). Lisa Morris-Boyd says the home at 1004 Shasta Street has been in her family for the past...
Bill Pickett Nov 28, 2017
Illinois Lawmakers Concerned About Pension Costs
Illinois lawmakers will have to pour over a half billion dollars more than last year into the state's retirement accounts in their next budget. The rapidly growing number has both sides of the aisle a...
Bill Pickett Nov 28, 2017
Danville Police Arrest Suspect in Indiana Murder
Police in Danville have apprehended a man wanted in connection with a northern Indiana murder. Public Safety Director Larry Thomason says 26-year-old Lajuan Fitzpatrick of Danville was arrested at a h...
Bill Pickett Nov 28, 2017
Firefighters Douse Blaze Just Outside Danville
Flames lit the sky on Danville's southeast side tonight (Monday, November 27th, 2017) as fire destroyed a garage and shed, and heavily damaged a home. Chuck Walls, Chief of the Lynch Area Fire Protect...
Bill Pickett Nov 27, 2017