The Illinois Route 115 railroad crossing in Roberts will close for a week for repairs. The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that the Illinois Central RR crossing is in line for repairs beginning Monday...
An estimated $20,000 in damage was done to a house in Watseka Tuesday. The cause was under investigation. Watseka Fire answered the call at 5:50 am to 462 E. Cherry Street. Assistant fire chief Nick Peters...
A crash between a motorcycle and a semi-tractor trailer took the life of a Watseka man Tuesday evening. 22-year-old Ryan Durflinger was killed when his westbound cycle entered the eastbound lane of U-S. Route 24, colliding...
Kari Nugent has been promoted to vice president at Kankakee Community College to provide strategic direction and leadership for KCC’s advancement, marketing, and communication initiatives. Nugent had been...
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is telling residents to be aware of scams targeting Illinoisans involving emails or text messages asking residents to provide personal information . DO NOT CLICK on the links...
A series of vehicle burglaries that happened overnight in Clifton and Chebanse finds three individuals arrested. All three are from Kankakee, a 19-year-old and two juveniles.
Deputies from the Iroquois County Sheriff’s Office and...
Vermilion County Coroner Jane McFadden identified the victim of a shooting on East Davis Street in Danville as 14 year old Ronald Miller, Jr. of Danville. An autopsy was scheduled. Danville Police and the...
The Kankakee Police Department is looking into an early-morning homicide. A 28-year-old man was shot and killed while sitting in a vehicle outside a banquet center. The victim was identified as Andre Glass of Kankakee. He was...
For the second year in a row, global credit risk and financial assessment leader Moody’s announced another multi-level increase in the bond rating for Kankakee County. The continued and reaffirmed “positive outlook” analysis...
A 34-year-old Paxton man was killed early Thursday morning in a crash along Interstate 57. It happened near Thomasboro. State police at Pesotum identified the victim as Kyle T. Messer. Police reported Messer was...
