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Vermillion County - Indiana State Police Sergeant Detective Troy Stanton of the Special Investigation, Organized Crime and Corruption Division, initiated a criminal investigation after receiving information that Pamela J. Girton, age 59, of Indianola, Illinois, had allegedly stolen funds for self-gain in the amount of ...

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 20 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Winters also pleaded guilty to Possession of Child Pornography by a ...

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 effect on free-ranging deer populations and the department's ongoing efforts to manage the disease. IDNR staff will be av...

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 Department units arrived first and confirmed the structure at 421 Sherman Street was on fire. Engine 1 arrived to find the st...

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 Fischer Theatre in Danville, Illinois. Saturday films feature Bonnie and Clyde, The French Connection and Unforgiven. Sunday'...