It’s been more than seven years since it was announced that Cronus Chemicals announced would develop a $1.4 billion fertilizer plant west of Tuscola.
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  DACC Reminds Everyone: Register Now for Winter Term & Spring Classes
Danville Area Community College has Winter Term Online classes that run December 20, 2021-January 7, 2022. In 3 weeks, you can complete a course from the comforts of home! Choose your Winter Term clas...
 Local NAACP Having Saturday COVID Vaccination Clinic, 1 to 4 PM at Mark Denman Elementary School
A free COVID vaccination clnic will be held at Mark Denman Elementary School, 930 Colfax Street in Danville, this Saturday December 3rd from 1 PM to 4 PM. This clinic is for anyone age 5 and up. Danvi...
 National Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump to Demand FBI Intercede in Investigation into Death of Jelani Day
A press conference is scheduled for Friday morning in Chicago, in which a nationally renowned civil rights attorney, Ben Crump, and co-counsel B'Ivory LaMarr, will demand that the FBI have exclusive c...
 REMINDER!! Bunker Hill HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE Set for Kennekuk Park on Sun Dec 5th
The list of holiday activities to look forward to continues to grow, including what's happening at Kennekuk County Park on Sunday, December 5th. That's the day the Bunker Hill Historic Area "Holiday O...
 Human Rela Dept Announces: MLK Scholarship App Deadline, Dec 10th
The deadline for applying for the MLK Scholarship is Friday, December 10, 2021 by 4:30 p.m. To be eligible for the $4000 scholarship, you have to be a 2022 high school graduating senior who plans to p...
 Preparations Continue for Big Downtown Danville Christmas Weekend
Preparations continue for the big Friday and Saturday in Downtown Danville. As Danville Community Relations Administrator Ashton Greer told Linda Bolton on 1490 WDAN's News Makers program earlier this...
 Danville Barbershop Chorus Set to Ring in Christmas at Fischer Theatre, 3 PM Saturday
In addition to the Danville Symphony Orchestra Christmas concert at the Fischer Theatre this Sunday at 3 PM, let's not forget that there's another holiday concert at the Fischer on Saturday at 3 PM. T...
 Vermilion Housing Authority Set for Major Projects in Danville, Georgetown
The Vermilion Housing Authority is looking to take care of two major tear down projects they've had in the works. Executive Director Jaclyn Vinson told Linda Bolton on 1490 WDAN's News Makers program ...
 North Ridge Students Getting Involved in Wreaths Across America
STORY BY BILL PICKETT Some students from North Ridge Middle School in Danville are helping with this year's Wreaths Across America program in Danville. They are members of the Builders Club, sponsored...
 Illinois State Police, Just Like Everyone Else, Could Use More Good Personnel
The labor shortage is affecting just about everything, including law enforcement. During the Vermilion County Farm Bureau's annual meeting this past Tuesday night, guest speaker Master Sergreant Tom L...
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“It’s been somewhat ongoing but the level of destruction has really amped up in the last two weeks. They are actually driving into the water of the wetlands rather than using the paths.” 
Nicole Neuman, who with Matt Reynolds sponsors the Westville High student council, called it “the best day of the year for me since I don’t have a family anymore.” Officers learned the victims were seated in a parked vehicle when the occupants of another vehicle drove by and shot at them. MultimediaThe LatestToday is Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago: 
Scientists and other experts share insights on what you should know about the newest COVID-19 variant and where things stand on this, Day No. 630 of the global pandemic. The child reported that she was “playing house” and that he had touched her private parts. 
No one was hurt in either fire but Smith said the occupants will have to live elsewhere for a while. Champaign County started off December with COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continuing to rise. A self-proclaimed history nerd, RCS Superintendent Scott Woods knew what was happening in 1919. It was the year after the end of World War I, and the Spanish flu that killed 50 million people raged across the world. 
Champaign County Recorder of Deeds Mike Ingram will leave office at the end of the month when the recorder's office is rolled into the county clerk's office. For Heather Sandy and Sarah Marjanovic, the pandemic offered a new perspective on their artwork and a new way to find comfort in it. On Tuesday, Joseph Cassidy, a six-year Urbana officer, received two awards from his department: one for saving a young girl’s life, and another high honor, 2020’s John E. Lockard Officer of the Year. Today is Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago: 
For her annual gingerbread masterpiece, Champaign’s Karen Wood paid tribute to our area's health-care workers. When the victim replied that he had no money, the masked man pulled out an object that the victim said looked like a gun and said, “Show me where the money’s at. I’m not playing.” 
If a Black teenage boy would have taken a firearm across state lines and shot and killed multiple people, I have to think the verdict and sentence would be quite different. Police said a vehicle came to a house on Shuman Circle where Jordan was staying and fired at the house. Jordan came out and shot back. What’s the non-profit or cause that’s inspired you to give your time or money? Answering that question: Karen Pickard, Sybil Mervis, Bonnie Specchio, Joe Stovall, Jane Hays, Lisa Rector, Denise Martin, Stacy Swisher, Pat Monahan, Darcy Sementi, Stephen Nacco, Jen Shelby, Eric Robeson and Chip Jorstad. One man was hit in the torso and a second in the shoulder in separate Danville shootings. A woman in her 70s became the 215th Champaign County resident to die of COVID-19, Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Administrator Julie Pryde said. The four Mahomet-Seymour students were told to report early to school on Nov. 18. And that their parents would be there, too. This was the second season of the partnership between the City of Champaign Township and C-U at Home. The program provides jobs, life skills and occupational training for homeless and formerly homeless people. 'We’re desperate for indoor programming space' University of Illinois police officers allegedly discovered a handgun and extended magazine in the car of a wanted Champaign man during a traffic stop Sunday night near campus. The installation of permanent metal detectors at Champaign’s Central and Centennial high schools is going to take longer than school district officials originally specified. 'It will take a couple of weeks before we learn all the facts about the transmissibility of this (variant), and the vaccine effectiveness and whether or not it makes people sicker or more severe illness' 
If you’ve seen more people out shopping without face coverings lately, you’re not alone. |
 
OAKWOOD — A groundbreaking occurred this week on the future Oakwood Junior High facility. 
DANVILLE — There’s nothing like some seasonal tunes to put someone in the holiday spirit. These obituaries were received by 5 p.m. Wednesday: 
Four move local COVID-19 deaths — and more than 400 new cases — have been reported by the Vermilion County Health Department this week. DANVILLE - A few tickets still remain for the Danville Symphony Orchestra’s “Swinging Christmas” matinee at the Fischer Theatre on Sun. Dec. 5. DANVILLE — An 18-year-old Danville man is awaiting arraignment on preliminary charges of aggravated battery with a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon. DANVILLE — The City of Danville Fire Department announced Tuesday that there will be a Training Burn at Fair Oaks on December 4, 2021, weather permitting. During this time, there will be multiple Fire Department vehicles and personnel on hand to conduct the training and make sure that everyt… Incidents reported to police included: Firefighters responded to the following calls: 
For the next few weeks leading up to Christmas, the Danville Salvation Army seeks the community’s help during its busiest and most important time of the year. 
Illinois House Democratic Leader Greg Harris said Monday he will not seek reelection in 2022 and will step down from the General Assembly after eight terms in office. DANVILLE — A pair of shooting incidents have left two young men in the hospital with gunshot wounds. It’s been three years ago this month that Cassie Rhodes opened The Slotted Spoon. Incidents reported to police included: 
DANVILLE — The Danville High School Madrigals are excited to bring back one of Danville’s most treasured holiday traditions. Firefighters responded to the following calls: 
DANVILLE — When Amy and Troy Wasson decided to name their new store The Local Farmhouse, they wanted it to emphasis the “shop local, support local entrepreneurs” aspect of their business. 
DANVILLE — What started as a Facebook post about a needed kidney transplant connected two families this year and saved a man’s life. DANVILLE — The city’s been inundated with phone calls about the new utility bills that residents received from the city on Friday and that commercial and industrial businesses will receive before the end of the month. DANVILLE — Police Chief Chris Yates and Mayor Rickey Williams Jr. told the Danville City Council’s Public Services Committee Tuesday night some good news of the city receiving COPS (Community Oriented Policing Services) grant funding. SPRINGFIELD - Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed legislation redrawing the state’s congressional district maps, saying they reflect Illinois’ diversity and preserve minority representation.
COVID-19 has claimed the lives of two more Vermilion County residents — a man in his 80s and a man in his 60s. GEORGETOWN — Nominations were made at the November board meeting of the Georgetown Historical Society for the 2021 election of board members for 2022. DANVILLE — Court cases concerning the state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for Danville School District 118 staff, and student mask mandate in Hoopeston Area School District 11 are moving along now in different settings. DANVILLE — Having a chance to participate in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is a rare honor.
More than 25 new COVID-19 cases were reported late last week by the Vermilion County Health Department. Firefighters responded to the following calls: DANVILLE — Aldermen will continue discussions Tuesday on proposed zoning ordinance changes that would allow recreational vehicles and campers to be parked in driveways. DANVILLE — A Friday afternoon accident claimed the life of a 70-year-old Cheneyville woman. 
Thanksgiving dinner is expected to cost 14% more this year, with higher turkey prices pulling up that percentage. Those looking to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity of Danville now have another avenue to do so. POTOMAC - It might not be the Boston Marathon, but don’t tell that to the 200 or so students from Potomac and Armstrong-Ellis grade schools. DANVILLE - Spiros Law is proud to announce that their team is expanding, and they would like to officially welcome Attorney Bill Tapella as Senior Trial Attorney and Billie Constant as an Associate Attorney. URBANA - Early November may not be an optimal time to visit a tallgrass prairie in central Illinois. But if you know what to look for, as my two guides do, it’s as good a time as any. DANVILLE — Sticker shock might be part of grocery shopping this holiday season. But shoppers across the country will have options as they fill up their carts, and the cost of a Thanksgiving meal remains affordable. SPRINGFIELD - In its latest round of opinions Thursday, the Illinois Supreme Court upheld a Village of Deerfield assault weapons ban and restored a Putnam County man’s right to a Firearm Owners Identification card over the objections of the Illinois State Police.
DANVILLE — COVID-19 cases continue to be high in Vermilion County as evidence mounts of a new surge in cases across the state and nation. Incidents reported to police included: 
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