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Vermilion County’s Public Health Department reported (Monday) a total of 76 confirmed COVID-19 cases. There were three more positive cases confirmed, one in their 60s, one in their 40s, and one in their 20s. The County Health...

Sam Shreffler’s fireworks display at Ashkum was as spectacular as ever (Saturday night), but an explosion injured one of the crew-members setting off the fireworks. A large projectile struck one of the workers, causing what’s...

Vermilion County Coroner Jane McFadden has identified a man killed in a bicycle accident last Thursday evening in Danville. 63-year-old Monte Jones was operating the bike at 6:15 pm when their was a collision with a car at the...

Vermilion County Coroner Jane McFadden has identified a man killed in a bicycle accident last Thursday evening in Danville. 63-year-old Monte Jones was operating the bike at 6:15 pm when their was a collision with a car at the...

Higher temperatures could mean buckling pavement. The Illinois Department of Transportations says it is on the lookout for such problems. IDOT officials say they will repair buckling pavements as quickly as possible, but they...

A Danville man was jailed in Vermilion County after his arrest last Wednesday night for the alleged beating of a woman. The victim was then and then forced to drive from her home in Cissna Park to Danville. 25-year-old Vincent...

The Loda Good Ole Days Truck and Tractor Pull Association announced it is canceling its 2020 Loda Good Ole Days Truck & Tractor Pull. It was scheduled for the weekend of July 25. Plans are underway for the 10th annual Loda...

A Midwest heat wave has a grip on most all of us. And just on time, many area pool and splash pad re-openings took place over the weekend. Watseka and Clifton had their pools welcoming visitors. Special safety guidelines are in...

An Iroquois County grand jury has indicted a Milford man for the December 2019 death of a Martinton woman. 47-year-old Jason P. Fancher faces 2-counts of murder in the death of 54-year-old Pam Williams. An arraignment hearing is...

Kankakee Fire Chief Damon Schuldt reported a house fire Friday may have resulted from fireworks.  The cause was under investigation.  Fire fighters were called to a two story house fire in the 100 block of...