The Vermilion County Coroner has identified the two individuals who died in an apparent murder-suicide in Danville on Friday, May 9.
A man riding a bicycle was found lying on the ground just after 1 p.m. Monday on Mattis Avenue, just south of Hedge Road.
Over the past week, local Red Cross volunteers responded to five home fires in Taylorville, Farmer City, Benton, Decatur, and Nashville, assisting 17 people with immediate needs including shelter, health care, and emotional support. These incidents reflect just a portion of the more than 60,000 disasters the Red Cross handles across the U.S. each year.
Six years into his role as Champaign County Sheriff, Dustin Heuerman is leading a department that has undergone major transformation—from a new administrative home to initiative-taking efforts around public safety, mental health, and community trust.
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) has notified ten Community Water Systems (CWS) across the state of potential PFAS exposure risks tied to emergency water connections. While the regular water supplies of these systems comply with the state’s new groundwater quality standards, each has the capacity to draw from neighboring systems recently identified with PFAS levels above regulatory limits.
Champaign Central High School has claimed the top spot at the 2025 National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) Eastern National Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky. Over the weekend, Central’s 24-student team topped a field of 265 high school teams, with three individual archers placing in the top five of the competition.
After a month of delays due to lack of quorum, the Champaign School District seated its new board during a special meeting Friday night. The meeting, expected to be a procedural formality, quickly turned contentious as disputes over next week’s agenda and the superintendent’s future sparked heated exchanges between board members and the public.
The Illinois State Police (ISP) will join departments from across the country in Washington D.C. for National Police Week, held May 11 through May 17, 2025. The annual observance honors the sacrifice of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty, including ISP’s own Trooper Corey Thompsen and Trooper Clay Carns, who both lost their lives in 2024 due to injuries sustained in traffic crashes.
Peace Officers Memorial Day will be observed on Thursday, May 15th, as part of National Police Week, to honor law enforcement officers who have died or been disabled in the line of duty.
On the evening of May 9, 2025, at approximately 5:57 PM, Danville Police Department (DPD) officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 200 block of Grace Street. Upon arrival, officers discovered a 32-year-old woman lying in the front yard of a residence, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. She was transported to a local hospital, where she was later pronounced deceased.
