U-S Senator Dick Durbin is scheduled to meet with educators and students today at Kankakee Community College. Durbin will tour the school's technology department to evaluate how KCC is progressing in closing the gap in the...
A 16-year-old Paxton juvenile is now charged with Disorderly Conduct for alleged threatening comments made last week. The boy was charged Tuesday in Ford County Circuit Court. The alleged comments prompted a "soft lockdown" at...
Services have been announced for Coal CIty High School graduate and Marine Lance Cpl Steven Hancock. He died in a military training exercise last week.
Visitation is set for Thursday 3 to 8 PM, at First Christian Church in...
A natural gas leak Tuesday morning led to an early dismissal for students at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School. The school's website reported the gas line leak was discovered in the school parking lot about 10:30...
The Kankakee Veteran's Council held it's Memorial Day Observance on the Kankakee County Courthouse lawn Monday morning.
John Fulton is president of the council and said it was nice to see so many people in attendance.
"It's...
The sounds of municipal bands, taps, and 21-gun salutes filled the air Monday. Several communities, civic organizations and veterans groups, respectively hosted services to remember and honor the war dead.
Patriotic...
The sounds of municipal bands, taps, and 21-gun salutes filled the air Monday. Several communities, civic organizations and veterans groups, respectively hosted services to remember and honor the war dead.
Patriotic...
Support for America's Armed Forces was being shown in Danville this weekend. Business citizens are displaying the message 'We Proudly Support Rotary Memorial Way' on their marquees.
On Friday nearly 2,000 small American Flags...
The arrest of 24-year-old Sentray Coney last Monday for firing gunshots in Kankakee has him now facing federal charges. Coney was arrested after he jumped from a van and tried to run from police.
Police reported Coney tried to...
Bradley, IlliDois - As the 2013-2014 school year winds down, Bradley Elementary
School District #61 says good-bye to several long-time employees.
Retiring at the end of the year are David Sproat who has been a 7'*' grade Social...
