A ceremony Friday marked the naming of the Joseph Cannon building in Danville. The building houses the administrative offices of Vermilion County.
 

Former Congressman John Shimkus was the keynote speaker at the event.  While in Congress, Shimkus was able to get the federal government to turn over the vacant former post office to Vermilion County.  Cannon lived in Danville and rose to become Speaker of the House.  Shimkus says Cannon came from poverty to power through hard work.
 

Shimkus said the life of Cannon is a valuable lesson
 

Friday night a bust of Joe Cannon was also unveiled in the building.
 

Rep. Mike Marron was chairman of the Cannon Celebration committee.  He says the size of the crowd in the first floor of the building amazed him.
 

Marron and other speakers thanked the committee and the county employees that worked on renaming the building.