Former Vermilion County prosecutor Larry Mills found dead in Urbana motel

Former Vermilion County State's Attorney Larry Mills was found dead Friday in an Urbana motel.

Urbana police were called to the Sleep Inn Motel on Lincoln Avenue around 12:20 pm while motel employees.A person was supposed to check out but hadn't, and the door was locked. Police report they found the 58-year-old Mills lying on the bed dead.

Police reported no obvious sign of foul play.

Mills was also serving as a Vermilion County Board member and was a former County State's Attorney.

Mills was a Danville attorney in private practice, elected in November to the Vermilion County board as a Democrat in District 7.

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