URBANA — A Champaign man Monday stood wide-eyed and mute as a judge asked him if he understood that he was accused of killing a teenager with an “axe or other edged tool.”
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  Governor Signs New Gun Legislation
Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation which expands background checks on all gun sales in Illinois. The bill also provides mental health funding for communities most impacted by gun violence, ...
 District 118 Announces Plans For Opening Schools
Danville School District 118 has announced its plans for the opening of the new school year. Those plans include having all students, staff, and visitors to the local schools wear masks - regardless o...
Illinois Residents Told: Be Alert for Scams
Illinois residents should be on high alert for potential scams.... That's the word from the Better Business Bureau, which says the state has become a hot spot for identity theft attempts. "In particul...
 Volunteers Prepare to Bring Georgetown Fair Back
Volunteers are continuing to work on getting the Georgetown Fairgrounds in shape for next week's fair. Don Hackler, President of the Georgetown Fair Board, was among those working inside a new barn on...
 DACC Reminds Students About Dual Credit Program
Danville Area Community College is reminding students about its Dual Credit program which allows high school students to take college-level courses and receive college and high school credits. The com...
 West Nile Virus Found in Second County Bird
The Vermilion County Health Department says there are now two dead birds in the county that have tested positive for West Nile Virus. The latest was collected from the Woodbury Hill area, west of Danv...
 Health Department Recommends Masks When Indoors
Vermilion County Health Department Administrator Douglas Toole says the county is continuing to maintain a High Transmission Level for new cases of COVID-19. So it is recommended that everyone - despi...
Arrest Made in Murder of Champaign Teenager
The Champaign County Sheriff's Office and Champaign Police have made an arrest in the death of a 14-year-old boy. In a joint news release the two departments say 55-year-old Darryl Vandyke of Champaig...
 What's Happening in Vermilion County This Weekend?
See the movies playing this weekend at: Danville Village Mall Cinemas, https://www.amctheatres.com/movie-theatres/danville/amc-classic-village-mall-6 For those doing a little shopping over the weekend...
 Danville Library to Host Kai Con Extravaganza
The Danville Public Library will be hosting a Kai Con Extravaganza on August 6th and 7th. It is being described as a celebration of all things Karate Kid and Cobra Kai. ''It's a fun and educational ev...
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SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed four bills into law Monday aimed at protecting the state’s immigrant and refugee populations, saying they will help make Illinois “the most welcoming state in the United States” for immigrants. A masked gunman, later identified as Ross, got out of the SUV and allegedly returned fire, shooting seven times into the group of people who were on the street. No one was reported injured. A man in his 80s was the 160th Champaign County resident to die of COVID-19, according to Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Administrator Julie Pryde. 
In Sunday's News-Gazette: The story of former Illini Lamont Holden and Champaign rapper Jerrel Young, who've teamed up on the slickly produced "Illini Anthem," with plans to perform it during this month's football season opener at Memorial Stadium. MultimediaThe LatestThe two-vehicle crash happened about 9:45 a.m. Sunday southeast of Ivesdale. 
As chaotic, corrupt and bumbling as Illinois state government has been for the last 25 years or so, nothing can match the era of two-term Gov. Len Small, who 100 years ago this week was playing hide-and-seek with the Sangamon County sheriff who was attempting to arrest him. As search for kidney donor continues, former prep star Tori McCoy rediscovers love for the game The 58-year-old woman asked who was there and the shooter or shooters opened fire, hitting her five times. Today is Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago: A new supportive housing development in Urbana will offer two dozen apartments for people with special needs who might otherwise be homeless. New laws passed by the General Assembly will impact LGBTQ rights in Illinois. The first three mentioned are effective July 27 of this year. 
Will the St. Mary’s Road construction clear up before the start of the college football season? "I would do a public service announcement-style multimedia campaign using children under the age of 12 to convince unvaccinated adults to step up and do their part to protect our future generations," says UI grad and award-winning advertising exec Mike Buchner. 
"Directly supporting teacher innovation which inspires students to achieve and succeed — those are my all-time favorite moments every fall." At present, the Illinois GOP holds no state offices and just one-third of legislative and congressional seats. It has no money and an uncomfortable-at-best relationship with the Trump base. It’s quiet here in Friday Harbor, Wash. I’m enjoying tea on a deck surrounded by flowers: shasta daisies, pots of cockscomb, daylilies, dill, an ocean of pink hydrangeas. The new Stanley Rankin Collections Care Center at the Museum of the Grand Prairie is in operation! Today is Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021. Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago: For information about services available to older adults, contact Kellie Anderson, director of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program and Helen Mary Stevick Senior Citizens Center, 2102 Windsor Place, C, at 217-359-6500. RSVP and the Stevick Center are both administered by Family Service o… 96-year-old Champaign woman might have a good-luck charm to help the cause this fall: a necklace from Illini legend Red Grange’s wife, Muggs. Champaign police saw Smith behind the wheel, an open bottle of liquor in the cup holder, and a loaded semi-automatic pistol wedged between the passenger seat and the center console. Wayne Jenkins was hooked. Born in Danville and growing up in Chicago, he made his living playing music across the country. He met and influenced a lot of people, his brother said. 
'I never doubted myself, but I know there were a lot of other people who doubted I could do it' 
Not all cats are cut out for indoor life. The Champaign County Humane Society finds barn homes for those who aren't adoptable as pets. Matt Mullins of Rantoul, co-founder of the group, said images the group caught on camera at a Tuscola Oddfellows lodge and tattoo parlor have been aired on season three of the Travel Channel’s “Paranormal Caught on Camera.” The Brocks have been restoring the tractor since May. Both of them took part in the sanding and painting part of the restoration, and Grandpa used the opportunity to teach his granddaughter some mechanics. Mayor Gabe Clements said the petitioner recently bought the property and is seeking to keep only a few animals — perhaps one cow and a few chickens — on the property, not an entire herd of cattle as some believe. Police said someone approached the house from the outside and fired into it several times. Police located 19 shell casings in the driveway of the residence. This week's mailbag is jammed like a cannabis dispensary before Lollapalooza. |
 SPRINGFIELD - Within five miles of the scene of a 2019 workplace mass shooting that left six people dead and five law enforcement officers injured, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a wide-ranging bill reforming the state’s gun laws Monday at the Aurora Police Department. SPRINGFIELD - Gov. JB Pritzker signed four bills into law Monday aimed at protecting the state’s immigrant and refugee populations, saying they will help make Illinois “the most welcoming state in the United States” for immigrants. 
The surge of new COVID-19 cases is ongoing in Vermilion County, with the transmission level for the past week remaining high. 
DANVILLE — Three longtime residents of Vermilion County have combined their talents and their artistic vision to create a unique show, “Two Artists and an Author,” on exhibit at the Danville Art League from July 31 through the end of August. DANVILLE — Cannon Place on the VA footprint in Danville was built to provide a safe and secure housing option to homeless veterans. Recently one of their residents decided to do a little building of his own, constructing this log cabin in his own living room.
Health officials say Vermilion County has reached a high transmission level for new cases of COVID-19, with 113.52 cases per 100,000 in the last seven days. That represents a 273.91% increases in new cases in the past week.
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DANVILLE — Last year at this time, Danville football coach Marcus Forrest was trying to figure out how a spring football season was going to work after the fall season was cancelled. SPRINGFIELD - Students with special needs will be able to finish their last year of high school regardless of when their birthday falls on the calendar, while those who lost a year or more of in-person schooling due to the pandemic and have since aged out of special education eligibility wil… SPRINGFIELD - Masks will be required at driver’s license facilities in Illinois starting Monday, Secretary of State Jesse White announced Wednesday, and Gov. JB Pritzker said he is “looking at all the possible mitigations” amid another surge of COVID-19 infections.
The Delta variant, a mutation of the COVID-19 coronavirus, is now showing up as most of the new cases in Vermilion County. 
CHICAGO — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today a settlement with Aerosols Danville, Inc. (formerly known as KIK Custom Products) to resolve alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) at the company’s facility in Danville. The settlement includes a… Incidents reported to police included: DANVILLE — A mosquito collected from the Ridge Farm area has tested positive for West Nile Virus. Firefighters reported to police included: Brenda Foreman, above, of Pittsboro, Ind., looks at quilts earlier this week at the quilt show at the Vermilion County Museum in Danville. Quilts for the 38th Midwest Heritage Quilt Show are on display at the Vermilion County Museum, 116 N Gilbert St., through the end of July during regular … Growing up in Vermilion County, Danville Stadium was always a big-league ballpark for Oakwood's Darrin Fletcher.
A woman in her 50s is the latest COVID-19 death in Vermilion County, raising the local toll since the pandemic began 16 months ago to 154. 
It was a late night for the Danville District 118 school board Wednesday night as it had a record long, almost six-hour meeting for board members, with more than four hours of it open to the public. Art & Music Festival this weekend at vineyard The Hoopeston City Council voted 7-0 on Tuesday to accept a bid to remove the Brian Suiter building. DANVILLE — Calling one and all who are into karate, the Karate Kid movies and Cobra Kai Netflix series, and Teenage Mutant Nina Turtle universe. COVINGTON, Ind. — As colorful and symbolic murals took shape this week on the Fountain County Square, some Covington residents didn’t realize the space was even there.
COVID-19 cases have begun to increase again in Vermilion County and health officials continue to urge people who have not yet done so to get vaccinated. 
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