Boyer loses bid for Vermilion County Board

DANVILLE – The Vermilion County Board will have a new chairman next year after Democrat Bill Boyer lost his bid for re-election Tuesday night.

Boyer, who's spent the last 18 years as a county board member and the last few years as board chairman, was defeated in District 3 along with fellow Democrat and incumbent Matt Myrick.

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