Fischer Theater Interim Director, Ashton Greer, is calling the newly planned FischerFest, an honor to the legacy of Danville native and Oscar-winning actor, “a way to honor Gene’s legendary career and who helped put Danville on the Cinematic map.”
An 18-year-old male from St. Joseph was killed in a single-vehicle crash Thursday morning, July 10, at the intersection of County Road 1380 North (Homer Lake Road) and County Road 2400 East.
A Champaign County associate judge ruled Thursday that 33-year-old James White of Urbana must remain in custody until trial following a violent road rage incident earlier this month that allegedly involved alcohol, a high-speed chase, and gunfire.
Hemp comes from the cannabis plant, which is not as strong as cannabis itself. Cannabis remains itself illegal federally, but is allowed in Illinois. Hemp, as of 2018, was seen as a substance that ended up with a loophole in federal law when the 2018 Farm Bill was passed.
Two lucky Illinoisans can now call themselves millionaires after purchasing $1 million winning Powerball tickets. Both winning tickets matched all five numbers, 5-9-25-28-69, in the Powerball drawing held on Wednesday, July 9. The Powerball number was 5.
The Coles County Health Department issued a “Do Not Drink” advisory for the entire City of Mattoon after harmful levels of a neurological toxin were detected in the city’s water supply.
The Champaign County Republican Party is holding a recruitment event next week for those interested in the party.
Chubby (a misleading name because he is sleek and slender) is a three-year old grey tiger/white cat. He is a friendly, three-year-old feline and gets along very well with the other cats at the Kitty Crib.
The Champaign Police Department released the results of its traffic enforcement campaign that looked to reduce impaired driving and address seatbelt violations from June 20 to July 7.
On Wednesday, members of the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Investigations Division executed a search warrant in the 100-block of Sterling Court in Savoy as part of an ongoing investigation into an aggravated battery to a child case.