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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 approved. The Village also approved an intergovernmental agreement with Danville Township for mosquito abatement. An ordin...

-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 blighted structures throughout the county. Vermilion Advantage will manage the program in cooperation with the Vermilion Cou...

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 the driver initially stopped and made contact with the officer, he decided to flee by driving away at a high rate of speed...

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 request of Auditor Erika Ramsey. The Auditor's Office has recently taken over the inventory for County Property and requested ...

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 will be a one-mile walk through the tallgrass prairie to learn about this native, once-expansive habitat with it's hist...