Villa Grove News

This issue between the Drew family and Villa Grove has been going on for more than a year now.

This issue between the Drew family and Villa Grove has been going on for more than a year now.

By KANDACE MCCOY kandace.mccoy@register-news.com BLUFORD - Like most children his age, 5-year-old Kaleb Drew loves to watch movies and television.

VILLA GROVE – Owners of Paul's Machine and Welding of Villa Grove have bought property near their existing location along Illinois 130 for expansion of the business.

CAMARGO – A 22-year-old Camargo man was arrested Friday morning after an investigation into drugs in Villa Grove and Camargo.

Electricity saves Julie Kellems' life every night. She plugs in a machine to keep her breathing "I was really scared because I have sleep apnea," she says, "and I was afraid I wasn't going to wake up." She and ...

Villa Grove Mayor Ron Hunt said his community was braced for the worst as the flood waters of the Embarras River continued to rise on Wednesday afternoon and evening.

“There wasn't much I could do about it then, but I knew that once I got back from [Iraq], I was going to have to go see a doctor and find out what was going on.”

"Chief, what the heck are you doing?" Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Christian Smith, a Villa Grove, Ill., native, stands at the open hood of a Humvee at Camp Taji, Iraq, May 16, 2008. via Department of Defense News

“If we can work with the high schools through junior college through college, to make sure everyone knows this is what you can do”

Health care, manufacturing and the transportation industry all want to fill spots. via IllinoisHomepage.net

VILLA GROVE – Villa Grove will be without its only major grocery store for at least a month due to a fire there early today. via News-Gazette Technology Stories

“There were several different aspects where things fell through the holes and those holes need to be filled so this doesn't happen to somebody else.”

A Villa Grove mother wants to know how her child was left on a bus for more than two hours Wednesday. via IllinoisHomepage.net

On April 16, 2007 Austin Cloyd's freshman year at college ended in an instant. She was one of 32 victims in the worst school shooting in US history. via IllinoisHomepage.net

VILLA GROVE – The Villa Grove City Council voted Monday night to discontinue discussions with Philo over extending sewer services to that community. via News-Gazette Local Stories

PHILO – Just over 9 miles of a state highway will be widened to improve its quality and life expectancy and to make it safer, Illinois Department of Transportation officials have announced. via News-Gazette Technology Stories

Illinois State head football coach Denver Johnson added Steve Sigler to his coaching staff Thursday. via Http

“No, that has not been identified by the contacts that have been made at the middle school office, but it's an issue that a lot of kids need help dealing with”

Parents were fighting back tears Monday night as they shared stories of their children coming home from school with black eyes. via IllinoisHomepage.net

“We live in a small neighborhood out here”

Former Urbana teacher Jon White pleaded guilty to sex crimes against eight little girls. via IllinoisHomepage.net

A central Illinois teacher accused of molesting students in two counties has pleaded guilty in one of those counties. via Journal Star

A teenage boy was arrested in Villa Grove Thursday in connection with a home invasion and other recent burglaries in Villa Grove. via Journal-Gazette

“The water is moving it could wash the road out”

Mother nature has thrown some pretty nasty weather in our direction for days now and that has led to a lot of daring rescues. via IllinoisHomepage.net