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Two Chicago men have been identified as the responsible suspects involved in the operation of an illegal marijuana growing set-up 44-year-old Yi Chao Mai, and 29-year-old Yaozong Yu were arrested by KAMEG for possession of over...

The 2023 Farm Progress Show opened today at the Decatur, Illinois site.  Special events, field demonstrations and produce presentations are all featured during the three-day run. WGFA National Ag broadcaster John Gooding...

                                  Red Cross responds to nearly twice as many large disasters in U.S. as a decade ago During National...

The Kankakee River State Park's popular Chippewa campground will reopen to visitors today. The Chippewa campground closed in the fall of 2015 after a pump broke in the well that serves the campground. The site is located on...

Three people are dead following separate motorcycle crashes in Kankakee County. Authorities say a motorcyclist hit a deer early Sunday in Grant Park. 34-year-old Jerry Adcock and 34-year-old Alyssa Sullivan, both of Crown Point...

A passenger car and moped collided on State Road 16 near Newton County Road 300 East this (Monday) morning leaving one person dead. Newton County Sheriff’s Police, fire and medical personnel were dispatched to the scene shortly...

A death investigation in Florida involves the body of a 19-year-old graduate from Bishop McNamara High School in Kankakee. Graham McGrath, a 2021 Bishop McNamara Catholic grad was recovered Thursday from a lake near Florida Gulf...

Building a winning culture is the goal for high school football at St. Anne. The sport is back after a 46-year absence, and the excitement in the community is off the chart. The high school Cardinals 8-man football squad...

July’s unemployment rate in Kankakee County climbed up again. The number is at 6.1%....up from 5.7 in June. And the number was 4.7% , quite a bit lower than last year. The Unemployment Service reports Kankakee’s metro area lost...

Keep yourself hydrated.  That's the advice from health officials as the hot, dangerous weather continues.  Emergency rooms have been busy with treating people overcome by the heat.  Anyone experiencing exhaustion...