The Kankakee Valley Park District is hosting the 2014 BBQ Fest this weekend. The event runs Thursday thru Saturday at its River Road Park location. Details available at www.kvpd.com
94.1 WGFA is broadcasting "live" Friday from...
"Following a scathing audit issued by the Illinois Auditor General on Governor Quinn's Neighborhood Recovery Initiative, the Legislative Audit Commission began its legally required public review of that audit and its...
The Kankakee County Board today may decide whether to allow voters to say if there should be a one-percent hike in the sales tax. The Board is expected to vote on putting the matter on the November ballot.
The monies raised from...
The 1987 kidnapping and suffocation death of Kankakee businessman Stephen Small is the subject of a clemency hearing today for the Illinois Prisoner Review Board.
Nancy Rish claims she was involved in an abusive relationship...
The death of Pontiac Police officer Casey Kohlmeier by a drunk driver last fall is facing a new court challenge. The family of Kohlmeier is being pressed by the owners of a tavern that served the driver of a truck that slammed...
New Addition to Train Students in Green Energy and Other Emerging Technology Fields
KANKAKEE – Governor Pat Quinn today announced a $5 million state investment to build the Advanced Technology Education Center, a 21,000...
A 47-year-old Beecher man was killed in a one-vehicle accident Saturday morning.
Daniel Leslie was northbound at the Will/Kankakee county line at 12000N Road. Kankakee Cou ty Coroner Bob Gessner said Leslie's car left the road...
The Kankakee County Coroner's office and county sheriff's police are investigating the death of a 36-year-old man inside his home, east of Kankakee.
Rian Maiden was found shot to death inside his Sun River Terrace home Saturday...
(Chicago, IL) -- Three days after Kankakee County and other Chicago southern suburbs were pummeled by high winds and heavy rain, some 16-thousand homes and businesses are still without power. ComEd says it has 12-hundred repair...
Area communities are prepped for July 4th fireworks and other activities. Some communities have an agenda of fun that continues thru the weekend.
A listing of events from organizers that have submitted their schedules can be...
