Category Archives: News

Danville City Council Agenda Items for Tuesday
City Council will meet on Tuesday this week at 6PM. They will vote on vacating alleys, purchase of a tandem truck, a classroom for Friendly Town, and a property swap agreement with Long John Silvers o...
Andrew Dudich Aug 18, 2025

Indianola Woman Arrested for Defrauding Senior
Vermillion County - Indiana State Police Sergeant Detective Troy Stanton of the Special Investigation, Organized Crime and Corruption Division, initiated a criminal investigation after receiving infor...
Andrew Dudich Aug 15, 2025

Child Pornography Offender Sentenced
On August 12, 2025, Lester Winters, Jr. (DOB: 10/7/1992), formerly of Danville, Illinois, pleaded guilty to Dissemination of Child Pornography by a Sex Offender, a class X felony and was sentenced to ...
Andrew Dudich Aug 15, 2025

IDNR Hosts Meetings About Deer Disease
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) will host public meetings throughout northern and west-central Illinois to provide information on the status of chronic wasting disease (CWD), its e...
Andrew Dudich Aug 14, 2025

Thursday Fire Claims Danville Home
At approximately 02:24 AM Thursday morning, Danville Fire Department units were dispatched to the area of 421 Sherman after a third-party caller reported a large amount of smoke. Danville Police Depar...
Andrew Dudich Aug 14, 2025

Gene Hackman Film Festival This Weekend
The Fisher Theater is having a special event- FischerFest: The Cinematic Legacy of Gene Hackman. The two-day film festival will celebrate Danville's Hackman. The event is August 16 and 17 at the Fisch...
Andrew Dudich Aug 12, 2025

Local Schools to Receive Additional $4 Million
State Senator Paul Faraci announced that 12 school districts across the area will receive over $4 million in evidence-based funding, in addition to the base funding provided by the state. "Every child...
Andrew Dudich Aug 12, 2025 cherriesjd / Depositphotos.com

North Vermilion County Wind Project Holds Meeting
In a packed room Monday morning there was a public hearing for Invenergy's new wind project in the area between Hoopeston and Rankin. The project is largely confined to Butler Township and will add ap...
Andrew Dudich Aug 12, 2025 mazzachi / Depositphotos.com

Madigan to Remain in Prison During Appeal
CHICAGO - A federal judge on Friday denied former Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan's legal arguments that he should remain out of prison while his appeal of both his corruption convictions and 7 year ...
Andrew Dudich Aug 11, 2025

Mental Health Conference To Be Held at DACC
DANVILLE - Danville Area Community College will host the Second Annual Community Mental Health Conference on Thursday, September 18, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Friday, September 19, from 8:00 a....
Andrew Dudich Aug 11, 2025