The Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group (KAMEG), arrested 26-year-old Nelson J. Brown of Kankakee for Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Felon and Unlawful Possession of a Stolen Firearm. KAMEG initiated an...
A felony charge of Aggravated DUI faces 48-year-old Orlando Martinez of Dwight. He has four prior DUI’s. Martinez was charged in Grundy County and is being held in the county jail on a $250,000 bond. The Dwight Police Department...
Courtrooms in Illinois are facing a mountain of cases as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Many courthouses were closed several weeks because of the pandemic. Changes to procedures have slowed things down, such as a...
Grants up to $20,000 are being made available to promote diversification in the dairy industry. The program through the Dairy Business Innovation Alliance focuses on creating value-added products like specialty cheese and export...
Another grant program is available for businesses that have suffered as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Illinois Department of Commerce (DCEO) has released the application and information for the Business...
The train routes being cut to three days a week include the City of New Orleans route, which runs through Kankakee.
Amtrak will cut service later this year on most of its long-distance routes nationwide to three times a week...
The Will County Fair at Peotone has announced it has canceled this summer’s event. The reason is COVID-19. The fair was scheduled for August 26 thru the 30th. A fall substitute event is still possible. The Will County Fair’s...
A Danville man died in a one-vehicle crash near Woodland in Iroquois County last night. The victim’s been identified as 39-year-old Marlon Hughes. It appeared his eastbound car left 1400-N Road and hit a tree, west of Woodland...
Iroquois Farmers State Bank officials have announced Brian Chaney is a new member of their banking family. Chaney will work mainly out of the Iroquois Farmers State Bank facility in Watseka. He'll be activley involved in...
