Villa Grove News

The family of a central Illinois first-grader who wants to keep his autism helper dog in school gets their day in court today.

The bidding process is under way for a number of state-funded road and bridge improvement projects in east central Illinois, according to state Rep.

The City of Decatur has the second-lowest residential rates for water and sewer service in the state according to a report released recently by an Illinois engineering, planning and hydrology firm.

The press box that's there now is pretty new. School district officials say it was built 5 years ago.

Another central Illinois student spent the weekend recovering from swine flu. This time ita s a high school student in villa grove.

Chewey the Lab, trained to help the autistic boy deal with his disabilities, did "just as he's supposed to" in keeping Kaleb safe and calm during his first full day back at school, said the boy's mom, Nichelle Drew.

Kaleb Drew, 6, grabs on to the tail of his autism service dog, Chewey, as they play in the backyard of their home after Kaleb's first day of school in Villa Grove, Ill., on Friday, Aug.

Nichelle Drew, center, leaves Villa Grove Elementary School in Villa Grove, Ill., with her son... Nichelle Drew, center, leaves Villa Grove Elementary School in Villa Grove, Ill., with her son Kaleb,6, and his autism service dog, Chewey, after attending a half day of school on Friday, Aug.

It's heart-warming to hear about the special bond between 5-year-old Carter Kalbfleisch and his dog, Corbin.

Man's best friend doesn't always equal school superintendent's best friend, as we've discovered in the Kaleb Drew case in Villa Grove, a tiny town outside of Champaign [see "School bars autistic child and his service dog," by Amanda Robert, July 23]. Last week a Douglas County circuit judge extended a temporary restraining order, first granted on ...

Kaleb Drew and Chewey, his service dog. PHOTOCOURTESY OF NICHELLE DREW Small miracles have come true since Chewey moved in with the Drew family.

VILLA GROVE- Emergency personnel have been called to the scene of a vehicle crash at County Road 1600E and County Raod 300N in rural Villa Grove.

VILLA GROVE – A spokeswoman for the U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement has confirmed that law enforcement authorities searched a home in Villa Grove on Monday afternoon but won't say why.

We now have copies of the entire report the Vermilion County State's Attorney used to justify a fatal police shooting.

A Carbondale man exhibited "bizarre" behavior prior to being shot as he charged police officers in a face-off along Interstate 74 in April.