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On June 28, the USDA will release the June 1 Grain Stocks and June Acreage reports that will set the tone for both old- and n...
Some kids who are interested in someday becoming sports broadcasters are getting a feel for the business this week. They are ...
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it has met the goal to hire 1,600 new mental health professionals outl...
It's getting dry enough to be in the fields. Because of the moisture still in the soil, the USDA's state statistician...
A panel of local experts will be presenting a wide variety of financing information that businesses in any phase of developme...
A new Ruler Food Storeopens today (Thursday, June 6th)on Danville’s east side. The store is located at East Main and Gr...
After climbing by more than a full point in April, the University of Illinois Flash Index held relatively steady in May, risi...
The Illinois Senate has approved legislation that will accelerate modernization of the state's natural gas infrastructure...
The holiday weekend was an abbreviated one for members of the Illinois General Assembly, with much work behind the scenes and...
New numbers from the Illinois Department of Employment Security show Vermilion County’s jobless rate dropped nearly two...
The Neuhoff stations across Central Illinois are helping to aid the victims of the devastating tornados in Oklahoma. The stat...
Some Danville City Council members say they are glad to see a local industry decided to remain in Danville instead of moving ...
State universities and community colleges reached an agreement with Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) to assume...
Vermilion County Supervisor of Assessments Mathew Long says the county was able to receive a 1.0000 tax multiplier because of...
Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer says local residents will be able to save 10 to 15-percent on their power bills as the result...
Vermilion County has received some good news in the form of its final property assessment equalization factor, also known as ...
A Danville City Council committee has approved a redevelopment agreement that would help Steel Grip, Incorporated relocate to...
The City of Danville will learn later this week how much can be saved by residents and businesses participating in the city&r...
The Illinois Small Business Development Center at DACC is offering a workshop for those considering a business start-up. &ldq...
The City of Danville - and other Vermilion Countycommunities -will learn later this week how much can be saved by residents a...
A new Ruler Food Store is set to open on Danville’s east side soon. The store at the intersection of East Main and Grif...
Danville City Council members have approved an incentive package valued at up to $500-thousand dollars to help attract a ...
Governor Pat Quinnhas announced that fiscal year 2013 income tax revenues will exceed the Illinois Department of Revenue&rsqu...
An incentive package to help land afifth anchor store at Danville’s Village Mall Shopping Center is up for a city counc...
Governor Pat QuinnSunday vetoed Senate Bill 9, which would have allowed Illinois’ large electric utilities to undermine...
Illinois continues a slow economic recovery, according to the University of Illinois Flash Index, a monthly reading of the st...
Just as the summer driving season starts to approach, gas prices have jumped by 20-cents a gallon in the Danville area. Motor...
Congressman John Shimkus says he thinks fights over the budget are a good thing. During an interview in Danville today (Tuesd...
A planning committee that is trying to reduce losses in natural disasters meets this evening (Tuesday, April 30th) in Danvill...
New figures from the Illinois Department of Employment security show the unemployment picture improved last month in Danville...
VA Illiana Health Care System (VAIHCS) will be conducting focus groups with Veterans who receive care at the VA in Danville, ...
Downtown Danville, Inc. and the Danville Public Library invite those interested in being a vendor at the 2013 Downtown Danvil...
A Danville City Council committee has endorsed a proposal to offer an early retirement incentive to city employees. Mayor Sco...
A proposed incentive package to help land a 5th anchor store at the Village Mall Shopping Center has cleared a Danville City ...
2013 will not be remembered as the Year of the Early Corn in Illinois. Dave Dahl has more....“Corn planting remains sta...
Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford is encouraging Vermillion County residents to attend his I-Cash event in the area Thu...
Danville Area Community College Trustees will consider both a tuition increase and the suspension of some athletic programs T...
A 5th major anchor store plans to locate at Danville’s Village Mall Shopping Center if final details can be worked out....
Illinois lost jobs in March, though the unemployment rate didn’t budge.The unemployment rate held steady at 9.5 percent...
An Edgar County manufacturing plant has announced it will expand and add 300 jobs. North American Lighting Inc. says it will ...
Members of the Vermilion County Board were told tonight (Wednesday) that the local economy is probably more stable than it ha...
Cool, wet weather was the main story throughout much of the state last week.It was so wet that the only 1.5 days were suitabl...
The Danville City Council has agreed to reimburse a $600-thousand dollar loan from the city’s general fund with sal...
Freight Car America is scheduled to begin a series of lay-offs this week at its plant in Danville. The company filed notice e...
An Oakbrook, Illinois based development company says it has landed two new businesses for Danville and is close to finalizing...
The economic comeback is not moving very quickly, according to the University of Illinois Flash Index, a monthly reading of t...
Danville City Council members are set to approve their Fiscal Year 2013-2014 Budget during Tuesday night’s meeting. May...
People who think there are no jobs in Vermilion County may be surprised by the results of a new survey of the county’s ...
Illinois farmers will be cutting back on corn this year.Farmers planted 12.8 million acres of corn in Illinois last year. The...
New numbers from the Illinois Department of Employment Security show Vermilion County’s jobless rate rose to 12.4 perce...
Indiana‘s public pension funds are staying out of a budget debate over how much to set aside for unfunded pension liabi...
The City of Danville is looking to cash-in on small illegal drug sales. Public Safety Director Larry Thomason explains that m...
The consumer groups AARP Illinois and Citizens Utility Board are organizing a campaign against utility companies’ legis...
Illinois’ unemployment rate jumped to 9.5 percent in February. This is up from 9 percent in January, despite an increas...
The City of Danville is going to ask the Illinois Attorney General’s Office to look into why Danville’s gasoline ...
A new report shows unemployment numbers have risen across much of East-Central Illinois.The Illinois Department of Employment...
Ameren Corporation (Ameren) (NYSE:AEE)hasannounced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to divest its merchant gen...
The Vermilion County Board has awarded a $1.8 million dollar contract for some improvements along Henning Road. The work ...
A statewide coalition that supports expanding gambling says Senate Bill 1739 addresses Governor Pat Quinn’s concerns on...
Illinois’ unemployment rate rose in January.It’s up to 9.0 percent in January, from 8.6 in December, according to...
Sequester cuts are starting to take effect. The first sign is long lines for security at O’Hare Airport. “We are ...
Gov. Pat Quinn spent much of his budget addressWednesday reprimanding lawmakers for their inaction on pension restructuring.T...
Ameren Illinois customers with past due balances are being encouraged to take advantage of a limited time opportunity to esta...
The price of gasoline is going up, and it’s expected to keep going up.The average price in Illinois is now $3.86, a...
Freight Car America has given notice that it intends to close its Danville plant permanently.The company has filed notice wit...
Danville City Council members have approved some pay changes that are tied to a reorganization of city government. Aldermen a...
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn will roll out a spending plan of $35.6 billion for the fiscal year that starts July 1.His spokesw...
Yet another plan to fix the state’s public pension system has been proposed.The Illinois Policy Institute has unveiled ...
Vermilion County farmers are kicking-off ‘Illinois Farming Month’ by bagging groceries today (Friday, March 1st) ...
Sequestration begins today (Friday, March 1st): $85 billion in federal spending cuts, divided evenly between defense and ...
Applications are now being accepted for 2013 Community Spotlight grants from Neuhoff Media-Danville and McDonald’s. The...
Between 250 and 400 youth from across America will spend a week of their summer vacation next year repairing homes oflow-inco...
Illinois Republicans and business leaders are introducing what they call a “pro-growth” jobs package. State Rep. ...
Vicki Haugen, President & CEO of Vermilion Advantage, announced today that Tinisha Shade, a familiar local face and personali...
This is audio for the Illinois Broadcasters Association's Silver Dome Awards.RA-02 / Best SportscasterWDAN-AMTitle: Eric ...
This is audio for the Illinois Broadcasters Association's Silver Dome Awards.RA-02 / Best SportscasterWDAN-AMTitle: Antho...
This is audio for the Illinois Broadcasters Association's Silver Dome Awards.RA-01 / Best News ReporterWDAN-AMTitle: Bill...
This is audio for the Illinois Broadcasters Association's Silver Dome Awards.R-11 / Best "Community Service Activity...
This is audio for the Illinois Broadcasters Association's Silver Dome Awards.R-8 / Best Spot NewsWDAN-AMTitle: First Midw...
This is audio for the Illinois Broadcasters Association's Silver Dome Awards.R-5 / Best Series or Documentary ProgramWDAN...
Illinois homeowners have received $1.4 billion in assistance from the national foreclosure settlement according to the la...
It is getting more expensive to drive in the Danville area and elsewhere across America. The price of gasoline iscreeping clo...
The Danville City Council has approved hiring a professional energy consulting service, but only after questions were raised ...
Danville City Council members meet tonight (Tuesday, February 19th) and are expected to approve hiring a professional energy ...
Good weather for much of this winter has allowed construction to advance on the new Kohl’s and Meijer Stores in Danvill...
Good weather for much of this winter has allowed construction to advance on the new Kohl’s and Meijer Stores in Danvill...
Investments made by The Teachers Retirement Systems grew 13.9 percent in 2012. Spokesman Dave Urbanek says this tells members...
Whether it’s a computer mainframe deal in the five figures or it’s $1,178 worth of paper towels and toilet pa...
Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) joined colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday in voting for the ...
A new report shows the City of Danville is coming off a very good year for economic development. The total construction value...
Gov. Pat Quinn is defending his decision not to have a bond sale as planned.The $500 million bond sale was to have gone t...
Aqua Illinois, Inc. announced today, starting Monday, February 4, 2013, Aqua Illinois, Inc – Danville will begin feedin...
The University of Illinois’ College of Engineering received a $100 million donation from The Grainger Foundation, e...
New unemployment figures show the jobless rate rose in Vermilion County last month, climbing from 9.8 to 10.4 percent of the ...
Ameren Illinois has filed a delivery service rate hike case with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) to recover its infras...
A thirteen percent increase in the state school budget still does not bring per-pupil spending close to an advisory board&rsq...
The Vermilion County Business Hall of Fame will have three new inductees come March.In a release today the honorees were iden...
The Vermilion County Farm Bureau’s Marketing Committee hosts its annual Market Outlook Seminar Monday (January 21st). T...
The highway construction industry is calling for an increase in the federal gas tax.That tax – first imposed in 1932 at...
The December 2012 unemployment rate was unchanged at 8.7 percent, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bu...
Governor Mike Pence is proposing one-percent funding increases for Indiana schools and a double-barreled tax cut for Hoosier ...
Kohl’s is hosting a series of jobs fairs over the next few days to fill more than 100 full and part-time jobs at its ne...
The Vermilion County Farm Bureau Marketing Committee is hosting its annual Market Outlook Seminar on Monday, January 21, 2013...
The President of Vermilion Advantage Economic Development Corporation says now is the time to transform the East Main Street ...
Temperatures are forecasted to rise above freezing for West Central Indiana later this week, increasing the likelihood that p...
Vermilion County’s new Congressman, John Shimkus, says he is looking forward to serving the area. Shimkus is no strange...
Some people will see changes in their taxes now that Congress has passed legislation to avoid the fiscal cliff.David McDaniel...
Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-19) voted late New Year’s Day to extend most of the tax rates that he first voted...
The U of I Flash Index closed 2012 on a strong note, rising to 104.6 in December from its 103.9 level last month.This is the ...
A Central Illinois Congressman says he doubts an agreement will be reached in time to avoid going over the so-called ‘f...
Gov. Pat Quinn is not losing sleep over the so-called Fiscal Cliff.In the absence of congressional action, come Jan. 1, incom...
New unemployment figures are out showing a slight improvement in Vermilion County’s jobless rate from where it stood on...
Christmas is over, and the retail stores are not celebrating. They were hoping for a healthy boost in Christmas-season sales ...
Some business owners and managers in the Vermilion County area are waiting and worrying about what will happen with the so-ca...
Continued hyper-partisanship will be to blame for the nation going over the so-called “fiscal cliff,” says one of...
The President of Vermilion Advantage Economic Development Corporation says 2012 has been a ‘’phenomenal year&rsqu...
Union members say they’ll up their contributions to public pension funds, if the state will quit opting out of its cont...
The Illinois state treasurer is pushing the Bright Start program, and urging account holders to make contributions before the...
Paying for portions of the state’s capital program may come down to closing loopholes, according to Gov. Pat Quinn.Reve...
The AAA projects 93.3 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the year-end holidays, an increase of ...
The latest attendance figures for Indiana‘s riverboat casinos reinforce fears of a war of attrition with neighboring st...
Farmers from across East Central Illinois and West-Central Indiana are gathering for a Bi-State Crop Management Conference to...
An Illinois congressman believes there will be a link between a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff and coming to a compromise on ...
An electric aggregation program approved by voters in November will be offered to all areas of the county. The Illinois Power...
A $341-thousand dollar state grant is going to allow for some water improvements in the Hillery area, west of Danville. T...
Danville Area Community College trustees are advancing plans for a one-million dollar upgrade in technology on campus. The bo...
Business owners are ready to fight an increase in the minimum wage. Jim Anderson has more....The minimum wage has been $8...
Positive news from the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Unemployment rates were down across the board in October i...
Positive news from the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Unemployment rates were down across the board in October i...
Danville City Council members are continuing their discussions of the city’s proposed new tax levy. Mayor Scott Eisenha...
The national foreclosure settlement has produced $779 million in relief for troubled Illinois homeowners.The $25 bill...
Illinois added +4,800 jobs in October and the unemployment rate held at 8.8 percent for the second consecutive month, accordi...
The President and CEO of the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce says Illinois has made some progress in addressing business i...
The Vermilion County Board has approved its new $48-million dollar budget and accompanying tax levy. And the good news fo...
As bad as the drought has been for Illinois crops, the technology and farming practices of today make the situation much bett...
Illinois was No. 2 in the nation for outside money in congressional races.California was No. 1 at $52.4 million, and Illi...
The Danville Library Foundation will hold its Fall Used Book Sale on Saturday, November 17, at the Danville Public Library. T...
Danville City Council members received some good news last night. Mayor Scott Eisenhauer told aldermen that the city’s ...
Danville City Council members have been told that an expected shortfall in next year’s budget is not as large as first ...
Vermilion County voters are being asked to decide whether the County should have the authority to arrange for the supply of e...
The Illinois secretary of state’s office has become aware of an attempt to swindle business owners out of $125.Secr...
New unemployment figures show the jobless rate fell across East Central Illinois during September. Vermilion County’s u...
Candidates running in the local races for the Illinois General Assembly square off in Danville tonight in their final debate....
Some Danville City Council members have been told they need to start thinking about ways to cut $1.5 million dollars in e...
The Dean of Math, Sciences and Health Professions at Danville Area Community College says she is excited about improvements a...
Nearly 350 properties in Vermilion County will be going on the auction block early next month because of delinquent taxes. Bi...
Ameren Illinois customers can expect a continuation of moderate natural gas prices during the upcoming 2012-13 heating season...
The Chicago Tribune has endorsed State Senator Mike Frerichs in the 2006 and 2010 elections. But this time around, the paper ...
The Illinois Department of Revenue has announced a new tentative property equalization factor of 0.9315 for Vermilion County....
Danville Area Community College has announced the appointment of a new Director of its Corporate and Community Education Divi...
Candidates running for the Illinois House and Senate districts in East-Central Illinois….and the 15th Congressional Di...
The people who work on the railroad took plenty of guests with them in the past 12 months.For Amtrak’s fiscal year, whi...
The Vice President of Neuhoff Communications has been selected to serve on the Executive Board of the Radio Advertising Burea...
The Illinois Small Business Development Center at Danville Area Community College presents a workshop on automating the small...
State Representative Chad Hays is tired of waiting for the Quinn Administration to implement bi-partisan Medicaid reforms. Th...
There’s a lot of action on the housing market, thanks in part to low interest rates, but that’s not enough to sti...
The move of Courtesy Ford Lincoln to a new location on Danville’s north side is going to create some new jobs. Vicki Ha...
Danville City Council members have approved an incentive package to keep and expand local auto sales. Mayor Scott Eisenhauer ...
The U of I Flash Index for September increased slightly to 103.2 from its 102.9 level in August. This continues the pattern o...
New numbers are out from the Illinois Department of Employment Security showing an improving unemployment picture across our ...
The City of Danville is considering a plan to attack blight a block at a time. Mayor Scott Eisenhauer notes an amendment to t...
Gov. Pat Quinn will lead a trade mission to Brazil Sunday (Sept.23rd) in an effort to increase economic opportunities between...
Nominations are being accepted for the business men and women who will be inducted into the Vermilion County Business Hall of...
Some of the economic success stories in Vermilion County that have occurred over the past thirty years initially were known b...
The office that spearheads economic development efforts in Vermilion County is holding a 30th anniversary celebration today (...
State Representative Chad Hays has been named a “Guardian of Small Business” by the National Federation of Indepe...
Illinois’ corn harvest is well under way. Thirty-six percent is harvested, about triple the normal rate for this date, ...
Coins, stamps, and other unclaimed property can’t sit around Dan Rutherford’s office forever.The state treasurer,...
The Illinois Secretary of State’s office is warning businesses to beware of a scam targeting Illinois corporations.A fi...
Unemployment continues to rise across parts of East Central Illinois according to new figures. But the Illinois Department of...
The sales staff at Carmack Car Capitol in Danville has won a Vandy Sales Award from American Honda. The award is based on mee...
Vermilion Advantage Economic Development Corporation has extended the deadline for reservations to attend its Annual Meeting ...
People in the farm community are backing up the numbers: they’re still bad.“Our yields aren’t as high, so i...
If you love sweet corn....you had better get it soon. This summer’s weather is going to bring the sweet corn season to ...
The Illinois Lottery is re-launching an instant ticket that helps support HIV and AIDS prevention and treatment.The redesigne...
Enterprise zones will be around for another quarter-century.Gov. Pat Quinnhas signedlegislationthat re-authorizes enterprise ...
Don’t write the obituary yet for the 2012 crop season in Illinois. Dave Dahl has the latest crop update....“With ...
Motorists across East-Central Illinois are paying nearly 50-cents a gallon more for gasoline than one week ago. Prices jumped...
Ameren Illinois is donating an additional $500-thousand dollars to help low income customers pay their energy bill. The E...
Motorists in the Danville area are paying more at the pump after gas prices jumped around 20-cents a gallon today (Monday).So...
The U.S. Small Business Administration hasannounced that federal economic injury disaster loans are available to small busine...
Three Danville radio stations owned by Neuhoff Communications went silent for one minuteMonday afternoon, (July 30th) as fune...
Unemployment rates are climbing across East Central Illinois. New figures from the Illinois Department of Employment Security...
The DACC Foundation is proud to announce a $10,000 grant from the Iroquois Federal Foundation. The grant will be added to...
Danville’s Hawkeye Foods Distribution Center will be closing late this year. US Foods has agreed to acquire Hawkeye Foo...
Bunge North America, the North American operating arm of Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG), is expanding the Bunge Ingredient Innovati...
There’s no improvement this week in Illinois’ farm fields. And now Governor Pat Quinn is asking that the entire s...
Full-Fill Industries in Henning is holding a jobs fair at Danville’s Village Mall Shopping Center today (Tuesday, July ...
Electric utilities statewide are planning rate hikes to upgrade infrastructure, and large businesses in Springfield are alrea...
The Illinois Association of Realtors says home prices last month were up 18 percent over June of last year. Alex Degman has m...
Despite adding jobs last month, Illinois’ unemployment rate inched up in June. Ryan Hermes has more.....The increase, o...
Governor Pat Quinn was joined by Nippon Sharyo executives today (Thursday, July 19th) to open the company’s new U.S. he...
The people who promote things that are “made in Illinois” are trying to pump up the numbers. The Illinois Departm...
Illinois’ Mitsubishi plant will produce the 2013 Outlander Sport for the U.S. market.The Outlander Sport is the compact...
The man charged with trying to get the “Chicago Clean Energy” facility built for Leucadia says the Illinois Comme...
Gov. Pat Quinn toured a farm in Waltonville Mondayto check on the effects the drought is having on agriculture.Quinn says sev...
Gas prices may be down, but more people in the Danville area are turning to mass transit. Danville Mass Transit ridership tot...
Gas prices may be down, but more people in the Danville area are turning to mass transit. For the first time ever, Danville M...
Opponents of a so-called “clean energy” plant intended for Chicago hope an Illinois Commerce Commission ruling pu...
Indiana State Auditor Tim Berry says the state is pulling in some extra money, and spending less. That‘s giving the sta...
A program endorsed recently by the Vermilion County Board is already saving some Ameren customers money on their power bill. ...
Vermilion County remains in good shape, financially, despite the state’s financial problems. Members of the Vermilion C...
The next phase of the Illinois Jobs Now capital program has been signed into law.U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood ...
A statewide group is urging Governor Pat Quinn to sign a gambling expansion bill that includes plans for a new Danville casin...
Labor organizations are urging the governor to sign natural gas legislation that business and consumer groups oppose.The matt...
If Governor Pat Quinn follows through on his plan to close some state facilities, some of the affected employees could transf...
Two local agencies have merged in a move designed to ensure the availability of child welfare, crisis intervention and mental...
Gov. Pat Quinn is talking about selling Tamms prison.The 14-year-old super-max prison will be closed, and the governor is off...
The University of Illinois Flash Index increased to 102.7 in June, the highest point in more than four years. The last time t...
Governor Quinn Takes Budget ActionOffice of Governor Pat Quinn NEWSGovernor Pat Quinn today (Saturday)reduced the budget he ...
A dance studio is coming to Danville's Village Mall Shopping Center. Jodi's Dance Unlimited is planning to place two ...
The weekly crop report in Illinois is a three-letter word: dry.It might be too late to have a quality corn harvest. “Th...
It will cost more to light up in Illinois for smokers....effective Monday. A dollar-a-pack increase in the state's cigare...
New unemployment figures are mixed across East Central Illinois. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says Danville...
The Tamms supermax prison is closing, though some want to see it re-open as a medium-security facility.The prison has been cr...
The drought is pushing prices higher for corn and soybeans.Traders are aware that corn and bean fields are drying out, and th...
Governor Pat Quinnhas signed a bill into law to help ensure that state of Illinois retirees will continue to receive access t...
Most Ameren customers in Vermilion County can now save more than two-cents per kilowatt hour on electricity under a new agree...
Ameren electric customers in Vermilion County should learn Wednesday (June 20th)how much an agreement with Integrys Energy Gr...
Governor Pat Quinn has signed into law a package of reforms designed to rescue the state’s Medicaid system from the bri...
A Bloomington, Indiana based employment service is opening a new office in Danville. Employment Plus, Inc. says its grand-ope...
Residential customers of Ameren in Vermilion County will soon be able to sign up seeking a break on their electric bill. The ...
Illinois is making gains in employment: 117,000 jobs gained since the recovery started in 2010, says Jay Rowell, director of ...
Shoppers are expected to flock toTilton’s new County Market Store today(Wednesday, June 13th) for the store's grand...
Bids are being opened in Danville today (Monday, June 11th) for the new Fairchild Street overpass. City Engineer David Schnel...
A candlelight vigil was held last night outside the Fountain County Courthouse in rememberance of Lance Corporal Joshua Witsm...
A Covington, Indiana Marine has been killed in action in Afghanistan. Flags in the community have already been lowered to hal...
Groundbreaking ceremonies are set next week for an expansion of Watchfire Signs in Danville. The manufacturer of digital sign...
A Vermilion County Board committee will consider a proposal Thursday that could save county residents some money. The county ...
Corn planting in Illinois is complete and planting of soybeans is well ahead of last year. Nic Gale has more....Brad Schwab, ...
The Vermilion County Sheriff’s Department is placing eight new squad cars into action. Sheriff Pat Hartshorn says the n...
The state has distributed 13,716 payments totaling $8.8 million to Illinois child care providers.The action by State Comp...
A new report shows unemployment levels rose slightly last month in Danville, but fell in Vermilion County. Danville’s j...
There are almost twice as many soybeans planted than there were last week.Almost 80 percent of the soybeans in Illinois have ...
Groceries have arrived and stocking is underway at the new County Market Store in Tilton. Gary Peacock, Vice President of Cov...
Ameren officials today issued a statement that a scam is impacting Ameren customers in Illinois and Missouri in an effort to ...
The Illinois Municipal Human Relations Association, Inc. and Illinois Department of Human Rights are holding a statewide conf...
State help could be on the way for child care providers in Illinois who recently were put on notice to expect a delay in paym...
Reports of child abuse and neglect are on the decline in Illinois.The Child Care Association of Illinois, examining data for ...
The state’s budget crisis is now hitting the bottom lines of some working parents and their child care providers.The st...
About 78,000 state government retirees could lose their free health care benefits under a measure headed to the full Illinois...
The City of Danville hopes to recoup some money spent on economic development by extending an agreement. The Danville City Co...
The annual Farmers’ Market returns to Downtown Danville on Wednesday (May 2nd). The Farmers’ Market will be held ...
The Illinois Department of Transportation has released what it calls a robust approach to upgrading the state’s transpo...
The USDA says at the current rate Illinois farmers could be ready for harvest by August.The warm spring temperatures and the ...
Tilton is getting a new Verizon Wireless Store. The Wireless Store, Inc. of Sacramento, California has leased space where Gut...
ThyssenKrupp Crankshaft Company, a leading manufacturer of high quality forged and machined crankshafts for the North America...
Once the practice of “fracking” comes into heavy use in Illinois, there could be regulations in place. Hydraulic ...
New figures show unemployment rates fell last month in the Danville and Champaign-Urbana areas. The Illinois Department of Em...
The governor is pressing the case for a cigarette tax increase to save Medicaid. Jim Anderson has more....Gov. Pat Quinn prop...
The Indiana Association of Realtors is touting good news on the home sales front. The group says the statewide housing market...
Today (Monday) is tax freedom day. Theoretically, that means that all the money we’ve earned so far this year has gone ...
The empty Bresee Tower in Downtown Danville is one of Illinois Ten Most Endangered Historic Places. Landmarks Illinoisannounc...
Unemployment in Illinois continues to drop. It’s down to 8.8 percent, the lowest rate in three years and a decline from...
Illinois Department of Corrections officials say they have a way to save $2.5 million dollars over the next fiscal year. ...
A vacant space at the front of Danville’s Village Mall Shopping Center will soon be filled with a new clothing store. A...
The annual Career Connections Job Fair attracted a crowd to Danville Area Community College today (Wednesday). More than fift...
Vermilion County residents will be voting in November on a proposal to combine residents into a buying group to get a better ...
A new independent study estimates the benefits Illinois would gain if a gambling expansion bill pending in Springfield is app...
A large public employee union says the perceived “war on state workers” could be taking its toll, as many more ar...
Representatives from Provena are scheduled to address Vermilion County Board members Tuesday evening on a proposal to take ov...
Danville School Board members have approved part of a strategic plan’s recommendation to establish a minimum reserve fu...
The U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced today that $133 million from ...
[**Note: Gas prices rose in Tilton following our story Monday about Danville motorists discovering they could buy gas cheaper...
Members of the Danville City Council PublicWorks Committee meet Tuesday evening (April 10th) and will be giving the proposed ...
Members of the Danville City Council Public Services Committee meet Tuesday evening (April 10th) and will be giving the propo...
Members of the Danville City Council Public Services Committee meet Tuesday evening (April 10th) and will be giving the propo...
Vermilion County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 0.9589, according to Brian Hamer, Directo...
Hearings continue about a bill that would support enterprise zone reforms and create 10 more enterprise zones in Illinois.The...
Danville City Council members have voted to place the city’s proposed new $48.9 million dollar fiscal year budget o...
Danville City Council members met for over two hours in a closed session last night (Monday, April 2nd) discussing personnel....
The University of Illinois Flash Index for March increased to 101.0 from its 99.2 level last month. The Flash Index indicates...
Illinoisans may soon have a way to make their natural gas bills cheaper.Lawmakers are passing a measure that would allow grou...
Danville City Council members are moving closer to final approval of the city’s new fiscal budget. But there is still m...
A leader of the Illinois House Revenue Committee used a visual aid to demonstrate the state’s dire financial situation ...
New figures show unemployment rates improved last month across East Central Illinois. Vermilion County’s February unemp...
Gasoline prices have surpassed the $4 a gallon mark in Danville, with some stations selling regular unleaded for $4.0...
Gasoline prices have surpassed the $4 a gallon mark in Danville, with some stations selling regular unleaded for $4.0...
Natural gas prices and futures are plunging to record lows. Vectren Inc. says that means lower heating bills, lots of savings...
Last week’s NJCAA Division II Men’s National Basketball Tournament pumped a lot of money into the Danville area e...
Subsidies for oil companies will be debated in Congress this week.U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says with gasoline prices hi...
Attorney General Lisa Madiganhas called on the Federal Housing Finance Agency to immediately implement appropriate principal ...
Farmers from Western Illinois had an opportunity to weigh in on a new federal Farm Bill at a congressional field hearing in G...
Illinois lawmakers have learned that cutting the state’s Medicaid Program will be harder than they thought. National Me...
The Danville Public Housing Authority has embarked on a five-million dollar program to improve local public housing. Greg Hil...
Results of a new Vermilion Advantage survey show there are nearly two-thousand job slots that will need to be filled in the c...
It was a win for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in Tuesday’s Illinois primary, but his closest opponent ...
Danville City Council members have approved a development agreement for a new T.J. Maxx Store, plus annexation of land for a ...
A new report from the Illinois Department of Employment Security shows unemployment rates rose in our region during January.V...
The auto parts industry, a key sector of the Illinois economy, is in trouble.The culprit is imports from China, up 50 percent...
Another retail store wants to come to Danville! Mayor Scott Eisenhauer has announced the name of the junior anchor store that...
The Illinois Senate is following the lead of the House in establishing a revenue estimate for Fiscal Year 2013. The Senate pa...
The recovery after the recession is slower in Illinois than most people would like. Economists for a panel of lawmakers put n...
Triple-A says the price of regular unleaded gasoline keeps moving toward the four-dollar a gallon mark. But in Danville, gaso...
Ameren Illinois has submitted a blueprint for its $625-million dollar infrastructure and modernization initiative to the ...
The University of Illinois Flash Index increased to 99.2 in February, a new post-recession high. The results are the highest ...
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This is audio for the Illinois Broadcasters Association's Silver Dome Awards.R-10 / Best "Community Service Activity...
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Ameren Illinois is offering its customers some assistance in paying overdue power bills. From now until March 31st, eligible ...
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This is audio for the Illinois Broadcasters Association's Silver Dome Awards.R-1 / Best Single Non-Humorous CommercialWDN...
A University of Illinois economist says he sees evidence the state is off to a good start – but only a start – in...
Sears is closing six stores in Illinois, including the one at the Market Place Shopping Center in Champaign. System-wide, Sea...
New figures from the United States Department of Agriculture show Champaign and Iroquois counties were among the top five in ...
The President of Vermilion Advantage Economic Development Corporation says the potential for Danville to recapture some of it...
The President of Vermilion Advantage Economic Development Corporation, Vicki Haugen,says the potential for Danville to recapt...
The announcement that a new Meijer's Superstore is coming to Danville along with other new retail has local leaders excit...
Gov. Pat Quinn proposed an economical state budgetWednesday that partially addresses the state’s fiscal problems. Jim A...
Some Danville City Council members are calling for funds for Downtown Danville Incorporated to be restored in the city’...
Gov. Pat Quinn says he's prepared to cut the state budget back to levels Illinois hasn't seen in four years.Ahead of ...
Sears has announced that 100 people will be laid off at its Hoffman Estates headquarters, despite millions of dollars in fort...
A former central Illinois lawmaker has been named the new Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Governor Pat Qu...
State Representative Jason Barickman has introduced legislation seeking to eliminate the state’s portion of the estate ...
The $25 billion mortgage fraud settlement to which Illinois is a party is nice, a housing advocate says, but it isn&rsquo...
The governor is looking to cut $2 billion from the state’s Medicaid costs.A key to the state’s 2013 budget wi...
The Vermilion County Board heard some sobering numbers last night (Tuesday) on what will take to get the Vermilion Manor Nurs...
The governor’s State of the State address focused on a number of reforms and initiatives he would like to see. Nic Gale...
A Downtown Danville coalition is still hopeful of saving the historic Bresee Tower. The 12-story structure has sat vacant for...
A new study finds Illinois spends more on its prison system than it budgets.Alex Degman has more....The New York based Vera I...
A local Republican Congressman is cautiously optimistic aboutPresident Barack Obama'spledge to increase domestic oil and ...
Motorists are finding a bargain at some area gas stations. The price of unleaded regular gasoline dropped around a dime a gal...
The towns of Oakwood and Milford will benefit from some Illinois Community Development Assistance Grants that have been annou...
Thepile of unpaid billsin Illinois is still huge. The state is late on paying its bills by $4.27 billion, according to th...
Danville School Board members are being told that as the new District 118 budget is constructed, caution needs to be exercise...
Danville City Council members meet tonight (Tues., Jan. 17th)and are expected to vote on raising solid waste and yard waste f...
Some Vermilion County farmershave been toldthat now may be the time to take advantage of prices in the marketplace. Cory Wins...
It may be hard for some people to believe, but a new report says the cost of heating our homes is getting cheaper. Costs this...
Members of the Vermilion County Farm Bureau are getting some idea today (Monday, Jan. 16th) about what they can expect in the...
Danville District 118 School Board members are getting an update this week on the district’s financial outlook. Finance...
On this one year anniversary of an Illinois tax hike, some area lawmakers say it has failed to improve the state’s budg...
The Vermilion County board unanimously ratified a three-year labor agreement with the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labo...
A Danville City Council committee has endorsed a five-year plan which includes some fee changes for solid waste. But not all ...
The director of Illinois’ Department of Employment Security is encouraged by the nation’s new unemployment report...
The Illinois economy is making strides, but it’s not in growth mode yet. Jim Anderson has more.... The University of Il...
The Vermilion County Farm Bureau’s Marketing Committee has announced plans for its annual Market Outlook Seminar. The p...
Illinois farmland prices increased by 16 percent in 2011, and farm experts say it’s not a real estate bubble.Buyers cou...
Ameren Illinois has filed a plan with the Illinois Commerce Commission to begin a ten year modernization of its electric syst...
Temporary hiring for the Christmas shopping season helped reduce Danville and Vermilion County’s unemployment rates las...
Illinois’ reputation for political corruption and government mismanagement could have cost the state billions of dollar...
Danville City Council members have approved a new 2011 tax levy. It is projected that the tax rate will remain at $1.97 p...
The year 2011 is ending with business on an upswing in Vermilion County. Covington Foods recently announced plans to open a n...
Illinois still has double-digit unemployment and added only 600 jobs in November, according to data released Thursday. But a ...
Some local legislators expect efforts will continue to roll back the state’s corporate tax rate. State Representative C...
The Illinois House wants to roll back the state’s corporate tax increase, but there’s no serious talk of rolling ...
Members of the Illinois General Assembly are being praised by a Danville company for extending the state’s biodiesel bl...
Danville Public Works Director Doug Ahrens is recommending no changes in garbage collection. But he says some adjustments are...
The Illinois Senate has followed the House’s lead by one day in approving tax benefits for corporations and lower-incom...
Time is running out for Congress to extend the federal payroll tax cut.Alex Degman has more.... Tax increases for the wealthy...
Lawmakers will try again to pass a measure aimed at keeping two of the state’s largest companies from jumping ship.The ...
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, the largest insurer of autos in Illinois and in the nation, is decreasing its...
Danville City Council members have agreed to seek proposals from outside billing services for emergency medical care and othe...
Danville City Council members have rejected a recommendation from a Public Safety Revenue Committee calling for a new tax. Th...
The Danville City Council has adjusted its proposed new tax levy after being told there could be a four-percent decrease in e...
The Postal Service is planning on closing nine mail processing centers in Illinois. On the hit list are processing centers in...
USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director, Scherrie Giamanco announced today that the loan limit for the Guaran...
llinois’ two U.S. senators are at odds over an extension and expansion of the payroll tax cut for the middle class. Nic...
Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer says he doubts that a new County Market Store coming to Tilton will adversely affect those in...
It is payday for many area residents. And if you are planning to do some Christmas shopping this weekend, Vermilion Advantage...
The retailers of Illinois are again carrying the flag for fairness. Through the Illinois Retail Merchants Association, they w...
The Village of Tilton is getting a new food store and 60 to 75 new jobs! Covington Foods has announced the company has purcha...
Illinois farming groups are not surprised by a healthy increase in the expected farm income in the U.S. this year. The USDA&r...
As many people shop for computers or other electronic devices for Christmas, be careful about what you do with your old one. ...
DACC will be one of the colleges receiving funds from a grant from the US Department of Labor Trade Adjustment Assistance Com...
A new report from the Illinois Department of Employment Security shows jobless rates are rising in the Danville and Vermilion...
The Danville Public Safety revenue committee has given the Public Works committee a recommendation to levy an additional 5 ce...
Gov. Pat Quinn says he's "very optimistic" a budget deal can be worked out to keep seven state facilities he'd plan...
The President of AT & T Illinois came to Danville today (Wednesday, Nov. 16th) to announce the company has expanded its mobil...
Danville’s Village Mall Shopping Center will be hosting its Holiday Open House on Saturday (November 19th). The event r...
Two-thirds of Illinois doctors accepting Medicare could stop doing so by the first of the year, warns the president of the Il...
Illinois regional superintendents of schools erupted in applause Thursday as the Senate approved a measure to give them paych...
A gambling expansion bill that includes a new casino for Danville fell just two votes short of passage in the Illinois House ...
A man with thirty-five years experience in broadcasting has been named as the new General Manager for Neuhoff Media’s D...
The price of gasoline has plummeted in Illinois over the last month. But prices are still much higher than where they stood o...
Lawmakers are closer to figuring out a way to pay for a tax incentive package aimed at keeping major companies in Illinois.It...
A good government group says the conviction of a political power broker sends a warning to those looking to defraud taxpayers...
As the Danville City Council reviews a proposed tax levy, some aldermen are trying to reduce spending. Alderman Ricky William...
The first inductees have been named for a new ‘Business Hall of Fame’ that will become part of the displays at th...
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity's Office of Energy Assistance has announced that anyone eligible...
The state’s 44 regional superintendents of education will remain unpaid for now. They have not received a paycheck sinc...
New numbers from the Illinois Department of Employment Security show unemployment dropped slightly in Vermilion County last m...
The Illinois Commerce Commission is weighing whether to approve a rate hike request for Aqua Illinois Water Company after con...
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin is visiting the ThyssenKrupp Presta plant in Danville today (Monday, Oct. 24th). The Senator will be...
A Henning company that recently announced plans to add 150 new employees is holding a job fair in Danville today (Wed., Oct. ...
The Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette and other members of the Associated Press have begun a project called "Deadbeat Illino...
Latest figures from the Illinois Department of Agriculture show that the state made some significant progress in harvesting c...
Today’s edition of the Danville Commercial-News will be the last Monday edition printed by the paper.This morning&rsquo...
Republican leaders in Springfield are trying to start a discussion on rolling back income tax rates. Reforming the entire tax...
Gov. Pat Quinn is hoping his recent trip overseas will lure some additional car manufacturing to Illinois.The first time Quin...
Ameren is closing two Illinois power plants that haven’t met new environmental protection standards. The coal-fired Hut...
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has called a news conference in Danville tomorrow (Wed., Oct. 5th) to unveil two new i...
Despite the recent spate of bad economic news, the University of Illinois Flash Index increased to 98.8 in September, up one ...
Danville Area Community College, Customized Corporate Education Division, Cintas Corporation, and the Hilgeman Group will be ...
The Vermilion County Board has placed a proposed new budget on public display which includes changing the funding source for ...
A Danville City Council committee is recommending the full council approve an amended redevelopment agreement for the Village...
Christmas is still three months away, but local merchants are getting ready now to launch the Christmas shopping season. Some...
The Vermilion County Board is meeting in a special session this evening (Tuesday, September 27th) to act on a couple of finan...
The President and CEO of Goodwill Industries says she is impressed by the support Goodwill received during a recent test run ...
One of Danville’s key employers has announced it will donate $20,000 to support scholarships for Danville Area Comm...
The Danville City Council’s Public Service’s Committeehas approvedan amended redevelopment agreement for the Vill...
[This story by Jennifer Shike, University of Illinois College of ACES.]Corn following corn may be getting its second strike t...
A new report shows the unemployment rate climbed slightly in Danville and Vermilion County last month. But the rates were low...
Illinois Republicans have filed a measure they say will create tens of thousands of jobs. They think it’s something Dem...
The finance committee of the Vermilion County Board is expected to discuss plans this evening (Tues., Sept. 20th) for a lease...
Toyota of Danville – Scion General Manager Bob Oltean says no-matter what the brick and mortar appearance of the busine...
Illinois’ unemployment rate has jumped to 9.9 percent. Jim Anderson has more.... That’s the August figure, releas...
The Illinois seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August increased to 9.9 percent, according to preliminary data release...
Vermilion County is considering a lease agreement with the Danville Public Building Commission for the Vermilion County Juven...
Resurrection Health Care President and CEO Sandra Bruce, FACHE, has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of t...
Danville City Council members have agreed to refinance $3.2 million dollars worth of 2001 series general obligation bonds...
Gov. Pat Quinn says he is planning large-scale cuts to the state budget, including laying off workers and closing facilities....
The City of Danville and the development company that plans to bring a new Kohl’s Department Store to town missed their...
There's good news for state employees in our area who depend on Health Alliance for their health care coverage. Dave Dahl has...
Over 200 properties in Vermilion County went on the auction block last evening in a delinquent tax sale. Vermilion County Tax...
Danville’s Village Mall Shopping Center will soon have a new bookstore. ‘A Novel Idea’ is the name of the n...
Ameren is trying to persuade the Illinois Commerce Commission to grant it ninety million dollars in rate hikes. And the only ...
New unemployment figures show the jobless rate rose slightly across much of East Central Illinois last month. But jobless rat...
Some 250 properties in Vermilion County will be going on the auction block next week. They are properties where Vermilion Cou...
A new class being offered through the College Express program at Danville Area Community College is helping to connect high s...
The Illinois Department of Revenue has issued a new tentative property tax multiplier for Vermilion County of .9589. The mult...
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This week the March Forth Moment focuses on the growth of the Hoopeston healthcare community.The Hoopeston area is growing wi...
The Vermilion Advantage recently released the results of a survey of the top 30 employers in Vermilion County indicating thei...
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Business expansions, major advances at Danville Area Community College, the 30th anniversary of Vermillion Advantage, nationa...
A Pet Supply Company Adding Jobs in Western Indiana is the focus of this March Forth Moment!A pet supplies manufacturer, Scot...
Please keep in mind that for every $100 spent at a chain store, only $12 is circulated back into the local economy. But if yo...
A local company reaches a two-decade milestone – In this March Forth Moment!ThyssenKrupp Crankshaft Company, a leading ...
Watchfire signs started in 1932 as Time-O-Matic; Watchfire Signs manufactures the industry’s leading LED signs and Digi...
A local business that earned “Female Business Enterprise Certification” is the focus of this March Forth Moment.T...
The Danville Area Board of Realtors is celebrating 100 years in business. They have been serving the Danville area since Apri...
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2013 class of inductees into the Vermilion County Business Hall of Fame. Click her...
Vermilion Advantage 30th Anniversary is the focus of this March Forth Moment. The 30th Anniversary of Vermilion Advantage was...
Winners of the Ag Council 2012 Awards are the focus of this March Forth Moment Educator of the Year, Gary Wilford; Business o...
Come celebrate with Vermilion Advantage at our Annual Meeting! Join us as we recognize 30 years of economic development and 1...
It’s a March Forth Moment, Vermilion County as recently released economic figures were continuing to show an improving ...
April 2012 unemployment rates were the lowest they have been since at least 2008, according to the Illinois Department of Emp...
In just the first 3 months of 2012, local economic development officials have reported work underway on 13 projects with a co...
Are you interested in seeing the development of broadband in Vermilion County? You have until the end of April to help make t...
This week the March Forth Moment salutes the inductees into the Vermilion County Business Hall of Fame.C.S. Paxton was a coal...
Vermilion County is Marching Forth!Good news has been springing up all over in East Central Illinois…2012 has already ...
Vermilion Advantage & Ameren’s ActOnEnergy® program are offering a special opportunity to learn ways to reduce ...
Here at Vermilion Advantage, we continue to work to bring down the barriers and open the silos so that more regional, coopera...
It’s a MarchForthMomentVermilionCounty…The Dunham Sporting Goods store is now open in the Village Mall. Dunham S...
Welcome to our initial blog about economic development in Vermilion County. On behalf of Vermilion Advantage, we thank Neuhof...
It’s another March Forth Moment Vermilion County…Sales of new cars and trucks have risen in Vermilion County thi...
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