Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong has tabbed an Illinois State Police trooper to be the next police chief in Kankakee.
The matter could be a hot issue at tonight’s city council meeting.Price Dumas is the mayor’s nomination.
If...
Cedar Lake, Indiana Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run accident that left a Chicago man dead.Saturday night.
62-year-old Stanley Sellers died on impact, according to the Lake County Coroner’s office. It was just before...
The Kankakee County Coroner’s Office confirms one person is dead following a fire this (Monday) morning. Details are yet to be made available. Initial reports indicated an oxygen tank exploded in a second-floor apartment...
The Iroquois County Fair Queen Pageant Committee welcomes prospective contestants and their parents to an information meeting Sunday. The 5:30 pm meeting is at the Watseka Elk’s Lodge.
This year’s pageant is July 19th.
Weekly...
The talent show committee for the Ford County Fair welcomes entries for this year’s show to be held Tuesday, June 27 at the fairgrounds in Melvin.
Entry forms are available online at www.fordcountyfair.org
The registration...
The Exploration Station at Perry Farm in Bradley is hosting Art in the Park today (Saturday). Art in the Park is Perry Farm's child centered arts festival.
Local artists and vendors, and a mural wall will be available to paint...
ON THE FINAL DAY OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION WEDNESDAY, LAWMAKERS OK’D KEEPING ALL COMMUNICATION CENTERS OPEN. THE LEGISLATION WAS NEEDED BECAUSE THE CURRENT APPROPRIATION FOR CALL CENTERS EXPIRES AT THE END OF JUNE. THIS MAKES...
A residential structure fire in Morocco, IN Wednesday is under investigation. The State Fire Marshall is looking into the blaze that destroyed the unoccupied home of Gerald Borne.
Mr. Borne died a day earlier. He was found dead in...
Following up on Kankakee Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong’s announcement that she plans to nominate former city patrolman Price Dumas as the new police chief, acting-chief Robin Passwater has resigned.
Passwater steps aside as the...
Illinois' business leaders say the spring of 2017 is one of the worst legislative sessions they've ever seen. The Illinois Manufacturers' Association, the Illinois Chamber, and the National Federation of Independent Businesses...
