Vermilion County News

Sentencing has been scheduled for September for an eastern Illinois couple who pleaded guilty to chaining their mentally disabled niece to a bed.

Power was back on for most Champaign County residents this morning after a Monday night storm.

A Hoopeston couple pleaded guilty Monday in Vermilion County Circuit Court to unlawful restraint, a Class 4 felony.

DANVILLE, Ill. - Danville Police say they are looking for a local man who shot and killed another Danville resident during a quarrel in the parking lot of an Elks Club lodge.

One of three bar owners who pleaded not guilty in April to smoking ban violations had the charge dropped after appearing in court on Friday.

DANVILLE – Moving to a larger building in Tilton will give a growing Georgetown business the space it needs to continue expanding its greenhouse supply and construction business.

Georgetown-Ridge Farm School Board members learned Monday about improvements that have been occurring in the district this summer.

A simple stone at Holy Family Catholic Church is more important than it might appear.

Vermilion County continues to rank in the top 25 percent in Illinois in visitor expenditures, coming in at 24 out of 102 counties.

A gang initiation and simple enjoyment were the reasons behind two fires a Danville man is charged with.

The principal of South View Middle School in Danville has been named the new principal at Oakwood Junior High at a special meeting of the Oakwood School Board on Wednesday night.

An in-house cleaning crew has opened up new possibilities for the county to go green.

At Monday night's Georgetown City Council meeting, Alderman Tom Adair informed the council that the Georgetown Fire Department seeks donations for an electronic public message board.

They came with painted toenails, colorful bandannas - and a friendly attitude. These pit bulls, along with a few other breeds, paraded up North Vermilion Street with their owners Saturday morning to show that ...

Two years after Reagan Williams' death, her family's grief over the loss of the 21 2-year-old Tilton girl has turned into a force for good.

A laundry list of serious injuries, a paralyzed 30-month-old little girl and a local man pleading guilty to the incident.

Lauren Potter, a sophomore at Western Illinois University, will reign as the 2008 Vermilion County Fair queen.

Vermilion Advantage will host member leaders and area representatives in an unprecedented work force development conference on Friday and Saturday.

As this year's Vermilion County fair comes to a close, the 4-H kids took part in the final event of the week: a dog, cat and small animal show.

As some of her fellow playmates were each taking their turn helping plant a vegetable, 4-year-old Ashlee Burow had trouble taking her eyes off the purple petunias and other "pretty" red and purple flowers in ...