The National Weather Service has posted a Winter Weather Advisory for much of east-central Illinois ….effective from midnight tonight to 6 p.m. Wednesday. Rain is expected today and then tonight the rain will change to snow with...
Safety concerns have forced city officials in Kankakee to close River Street until improvements can be made. River Street is closed in both directions, according to a spokesperson in the mayor’s office. The street is closed under...
Democrats vying for the Illinois State Senate 40th District seat answered questions and presented their views on issues important to area voters last (Monday) evening. The Kankakee Chapter of the NAACP welcomed the candidates at...
Firefighters in Kanakakee responded to a residential fire about 3 am today in the 300-block of S. Cannon. Fire Chief Damon Schuldt reports extensive damage to the first floor and heat damage to the 2nd floor. The cause is under...
Watseka Police reported a tip led to the arrest of 23-year-old Miles Pelehowski. Detectives acted on a tip regarding a burglary Satruday in the 200-block of South 3rd Street. Pelehowski admitted he committed the burglary. Police...
The killer of a popular Kankakee barber was sentenced to 60-years in prison Friday. Dannie Kendrick was given the lengthy jail term for the 2011 murder of Joseph Buckner. Kendrick was found guilty of the 2011 murder of Joseph...
32-year-old Anthony Adams of Kankakee was arrested last week after KAMEG agents executed a warrant in the 600-block of S. Elm in Kankakee. Police seized suspected crack cocaine and drug materials. Adams was charged with...
Sixteen-year-old Bryce Denoyer died (Thursday) from injuries he suffered last week in a single-car accident near St. Anne. The Watseka High School student was hospitalized at Loyola Medical Center at Maywood, having suffered...
Organizers of the Watseka Family Festival have announced country music artists Neal McCoy will be headline the entertainment for this summer's event. McCoy will be on stage Saturday, August 29 for an 8 pm show.
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Illinois State Police investigated a semi rollover west of Watseka Wednesday afternoon. Traffic was slowed while emergency responders worked the scene along Route 24. A Missouri truck driver escaped serious injury when he swerved...
