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Tourists may be fumbling around the downtown in their attempts to find the newly-opened Route 66 Welcome Center.

In the almost 14 months David Lewis spent in a Danville jail, he missed Christmas.

DANVILLE – After close to 14 months behind bars, a former Belgium police officer who was accused of using his position to sexually abuse several women is a free man, but he won't be able to return to law ...

Local grant money will fund 38 projects to beautify communities across Vermilion County this year.

“I didn't think people woke up to roosters and not alarm clocks. Like, it's for real. Roosters are real.”

Are you ready for another load of reality-TV manure? And I mean for real this time, not as any mere metaphor. via Daily Herald

“Best case scenario is for our village to magically come up with the money to replace our part of Lyons Road”

Road workers in Belgium say potholes are becoming a really expensive problem in their community. via IllinoisHomepage.net

“She gets up there and just outright says she lied to police, lied to the grand jury”

A former police officer from eastern Illinois accused of forcing himself on seven strippers was acquitted Thursday of sexually assaulting one of the women and official misconduct after one of his accusers admitted she lied to police.

The woman's decision to recant and testify in David Lewis' defense raises questions about at least one of the five cases he still faces.

Lewis, 46, was found guilty in October 2007 of assaulting a 25-year-old who danced at the Play Pen Gentlemen's Club in 2005. He worked as a part-time officer in Belgium, just south of Danville, near the Indiana border. Read more

“The only place where old beer culture still lives is Belgium. A lot of them use wild yeast. A lot of them use wild fruits. There's a country of 6 million people with 1,000 beers.”

The Hopleaf gets its name from a beer advertised outside taverns in Malta, the home country of proprietor Michael Roper's father. via Chicago Tribune

“Getting and giving opportunities for teachers and learners - that's what it's all about”

Awards are nice, but that's not why people like Penny Holycross and Lily Siu reach out to others. via The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

The black-walnut Sabina Demi Lune Console Table is one of 15 new pieces introduced by new company Moserform. via Chicago Tribune

“A number of areas in Danville have water mains that are getting pretty old, and were too small when they were installed”

Liberty Village resident Jacque Eicher is on a fixed income. She's had enough problems with high water bills from Aqua Illinois last year. via The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

“He loved video games and movies”

A benefit for Scott Bolton is planned for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Belgium Banquet Hall. via The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

“I gave him what I have and that's all I still have”

A former Belgium police officer accused of sexually abusing an exotic dancer will receive a new trial. via The Commercial-News, Danville, IL

DANVILLE, Ill. - A judge in eastern Illinois says a former police officer accused of sexual abuse and official misconduct will get a new trial. via Quad-City Times

Wednesday trick-or-treat hours, by town, are: Allerton, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Arcola, 6 to 8 p.m. Arthur, 5 to 8 p.m. Atwood, 6 to 8 p.m. Belgium, 5 to 8 p.m. Bement, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Bondville, no set hours. via WGKC-FM Champaign

“Dave Lewis has never had a problem in his life up until these allegations all start coming out.”

BELGIUM, Ill.- On the western edge of town sits a ranch-style building that might be called nondescript if it weren't for the top-to-bottom aqua paint job and the little sign mounted just above the front door. via Telegram & Gazette

Associated Press - October 3, 2007 8:44 PM ET Corrected Version DANVILLE, Ill. - A jury in Danville has convicted a former part-time police officer of sexually assaulting a woman after he pulled her car over ... via WAND-TV Decatur