Danville News

The city's public works department is closing Fairchild Street between Collett Street and Jewell Street on Monday and Tuesday for building demolition.

The State Board of Education will recognize the high academic improvement of Catlin High School as part of a special ceremony at Northeast Elementary School in Danville on March 9. On Thursday, Principal Kevin Thomas said the school is being recognized for two years of improvement on the standardized state tests students take each spring.

City officials plan to pull the city's portion of funding from Downtown Danville Inc., the business merchant association that promotes the downtown business district.

Danville aldermen approved Tuesday night a redevelopment agreement between the city and a local business that would receive up to $450,000 in city funds to relocate from Fairchild Street to a new building on Oak Street near downtown.

Teacher Nancy Henderson instructs students about fruit snacks during a lesson in healthy eating at Northeast Elementary School, in Danville, Ill.

A morning fire at ThyssenKrupp Crankshaft on Lynch Road in Danville has been extinguished, according to Larry Thomason, Danville public safety director.

State legislators voiced little enthusiasm Wednesday for new programs and tax cuts that Gov.

The owners of a downtown building that was demolished along West Main Street this week say the property has interest from buyers.

Vermilion County officials expect to have new reports in hand next week that will include a financial forecast for the Vermilion Manor Nursing Home that county board members will use to start new discussions about the future of the county-owned nursing home.

Crews are still on the scene of a house fire in Danville. They were called to the 2000-block of English Street on the far east side of the city about 1:30 pm.

A fire has severely damaged two homes on West English Street in the Hillary neighborhood west of Danville and just north of the intersection of U.S. 150 and Henning Road.

Richard Stitt and Debbie Manning, co-owners of the newly remodeled Satellite bar at 2001 E. Main St.

The Vermilion County Sheriff said a Fairmount man rescued from Lake Vermilion Friday night was apparently trying to take his own life.

Want to join in on the fun? It all happens at the David S. Palmer Ice Arena in Danville.

Firefighters with Lynch Fire Protection District and other area departments are fighting a fire at one of Bryant Industries' buildings on Warrington Avenue west of Danville.

A 26-year-old Danville man's murder case has been scheduled for trial after a judge found probable cause in a preliminary hearing Thursday in Vermilion County Circuit Court.

Parents in Danville got an eye opening lesson on children's health Wednesday. It was part of a forum on childhood obesity at Danville High School.

Crime Stoppers in Vermilion County is glad to be giving away dough! Since October, is has approved payouts totaling $2,500. Tips generated in Vermilion and Ford counties have helped police solve multiple burglaries and recover more than $5,000 in stolen property.

A Danville area lawmaker says online gaming could be brought to Illinois as part of negotiations to expand the number of casinos in the state and to help the horse racing industry.

On Tuesday, players with the Danville Dashers hockey team were working as volunteers, loading a Dumpster with electronics that the Habitat Restore in downtown Danville has already collected.