The Honorable Judge Michael Kramer will be swron-in as the newest Circuit Judge in the 21st Judicial Circuit Friday. A 3 pm swearing-in ceremony is schedled at the Kankakee County Courthouse. Chief Judge of the...
Citizens in the PBL school district are getting a say in what the future holds for the Eastlawn School. The 91-year-old building is the district's oldest facility. It's been reported to have structural damage.
A community...
Residents and businesses affected by severe storms and flooding in Iroquois, Kankakee, Ford and Vermilion counties can apply for low-interest disaster loans. The application period is underway and will continue thru April...
The past weekend weather...temps reaching 80 degrees...may have a lot of folks ready for the big splash. Officials in area towns are prepping for the start of the swimming season. Most communities have a target date for opening...
Kankakee fire officials pegged Monday's emergency room fire at Prescent St. Mary's hospital at $25,000. The fire was intentionally set.
An un-identified patient being treated in one of the exam rooms set the bed on...
The Watseka Unit Nine School District has sold the Woodland school building. The school board had already decided to close the elementary bulding at the end of the current school year.
The Cornerstone Ministries...
Kankakee Police say the apartment building fire last week that killed two young boys was intentionally set. A suspect has been questioned and formal charges are being reviewed by the Kankakee County State's Attorney's office.
In...
53-year-old Leon Tucker was identified as a gunshot victim killed Saturday on S. Harrison Avenue in Kankakee.
Kankakee police report Tucker was found lying in the street. He'd been shot several times.
Kankakee County Coroner...
As the investigation into the cause of last week's fire in Kankakee continues, authorities report the two young boys pulled from the building have died.
The two and four-year-old died over the weekend at separate Chicago...
Lyle Behrends of Ashkum and Dale Strough of Watseka will serve as respective Iroquois County Republican and Democratic Party leaders.
Both were seated (Wednesday) when area county conventions re-organized political...
