– Roy Collins, former executive director of the Kankakee Valley Park District, entered pleas of guilty (Tuesday) afternoon to defrauding the park district and a related not-for-profit organization for his personal benefit...
The Dearborn Apartment building in Kankakee was evacuated Saturday when a fire broke out in a third-floor apartment. Kankakee Fire reported no injury. But the occupants, a woman and a child, were forced to find a place to stay...
A one-car accident claimed a life Sunday in Pembroke Township. Kankakee County Sheriff’s Police report 38-year-old Tenisha Burton of Chicago was thrown from her vehicle. Police said the vehicle left and roadway and rolled. A...
A motorcycle crash at 5th Street and Station Street in Kankakee claimed a life Saturday. 29-year-old Jake Popovich of Kankakee died of injuries at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood Saturday night.
Details about the accident were...
The Dearborn Apartment building in Kankakee was evacuated Saturday when a fire broke out in a third-floor apartment. Kankakee Fire reported no injury. But the occupants, a woman and a child, were forced to find a place to stay...
The Benton County community of Earl Park is hosting their Labor Day weekend tradition. The 45th annual Earl Park Fall Festival began Friday. The four-day festival draws thousands of people in from all over the Midwest. Activities...
The federal Surface Transportation Board has rejected Great Lakes Basin Transportation's application to build and operate a 261-mile freight railroad from LaPorte County to southeast Wisconsin.
The application called for a rural...
MILFORD – It’s been a process, quite a process over the last several months and years. Now, Milford is ready to occupy its new school building.
While most area students and staff have been in class the last week or two, the...
Compromise legislation includes equitable funding for districts, more school choice for families
Flanked by school children and legislative leaders, Gov. Bruce Rauner today signed historic school funding legislation that puts...
The Farm Progress Show wraps up today in Decatur. Thousands of people from across the world gathered outside of the city to check out the latest agribusiness technology at the nation's largest outdoor farm event. This was the...
