Category Archives: News

Animal Shelter Sees New Interim Director
County Board member Ryan Goodner, just recently appointed in April of this year to fill a vacancy in Board District 1, has apparently resigned his seat to take the position of Interim Animal Control D...
Andrew Dudich Jun 27, 2025

IL Prisoner Review Board Sees Changes After Murder
A new law makes changes to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board after an 11-year-old Chicago boy was murdered by a man released by the board. Capitol News Illinois reports Governor J-B Pritzker signed a...
Andrew Dudich Jun 26, 2025

DACC Prof Named Faculty Fellow
The Danville Area Community College proudly announces that Professor Marcie Wright, has been named a Faculty Fellow by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management...
Andrew Dudich Jun 24, 2025

Three Danville Teens Shot, One Fatally, at Winter Park
Danville Police reported a homicide occurring on Saturday night, 6/21/25 in the vicinity of Winter Park. Officers responded to several 911 calls of shots fired in the area of Winter Park, around 10:00...
Andrew Dudich Jun 23, 2025

Tilton Discusses Future of UPS Building
At the Tilton Village Council meeting last night, June 19, several expenditures to improve public safety such as a squad car set up with a camera system, light bar, and computer, were discussed and ap...
Andrew Dudich Jun 20, 2025

Vermilion Advantage Launches Demolition Program for County
-Vermilion Advantage announced the launch of the Vermilion County Demolition Program, a new initiative aimed at assisting cities, villages, and townships in safely removing unsafe, abandoned, and blig...
Andrew Dudich Jun 19, 2025

Stolen Vehicle Results in Police Chase
A Danville Police Officer witnessed a stolen vehicle in the 100 block of N. Bowman Ave. on Sunday, 6/15/2025, around 8:00 p.m. The officer stopped the vehicle in a local business parking lot. After th...
Andrew Dudich Jun 19, 2025

County Building Needs Elevator; Excess Property Rules Updated
The Vermilion County Property Committee met on June 16th. Committee Chair Mark Steinbaugh called the meeting to order at 5 PM. The committee approved an amended excess property ordinance at the reques...
Andrew Dudich Jun 17, 2025

Prairie Blooms Hike Hosted by Verm. Co. Conservation
The Vermilion County Conservation District will be hosting a Prairie Blooms Hike on Saturday, June 14, 2025, 9 - 10 am, at the Doris L. Westfall Prairie Nature Preserve in Forest Glen Preserve. There ...
Andrew Dudich Jun 10, 2025

Hit & Run Claims Tilton Man
The Vermilion County Coroner, Jane McFadden stated that a hit and run accident that occurred early Sunday morning, June 8, 2025 on West 7th Street in Tilton, just before 2 a.m. claimed the life of a 4...
Andrew Dudich Jun 10, 2025 Alex_Schmidt / Depositphotos.com