Crescent City’s Fireball Festival organizers are reaching out for participants to join the weekend fun – including entering the parade Saturday, June 14. The Festival is June 12 – 15 to remember Father’s Day 1970, when a train...
Kankakee Community College (Monday) honored the longtime 'Voice of the Cavaliers.' Roy Cordes was recognized at a retirement reception. His enthusiastic voice was part of the excitement of KCC sports for over 15...
On Saturday, April 26th , 2025, the Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group (KAMEG), the Pledge for Life Partnership, State Representative Jackie Haas, Senator Patrick Joyce, the Kankakee County Health Department, Riverside...
The Watseka Elks Lodge is hosting a pork burger fundraiser Saturday, May 3rd from 4 - 7 pm for Adyson Douglas and Avery Parks. Both girls were seriously injured in a traffic accident on March 8th. The girls continue...
A crowd gathered at Legion Park in Watseka Saturday for the unveiling and dedication of the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument. Over 100 onlookers joined the Gold Star families and friends for the unveiling of the...
Iroquois County Sheriff's Police arrested 31-yer-old Austin Archer of Bonfield last week. He's charged in connection with a reported burglary in rural Chebanse. However, police report Archer fled from the scene of the...
Kankakee Community College is labeled a military friendly school, according to “G.I. Jobs” magazine. KCC is one of 21 community colleges across the nation to be given a gold ranking in the 2025 Guide to Military Friendly...
School is canceled today (Thursday) for the Bourbonnais Elementary District 53 students and staff. And an investigation is underway into the theft of catalytic converters from the entire fleet of school buses.
Today's...
The Illinois Department of Public Health has confirmed that the first measles case of 2025 has been reported in the state. The IDPH said on April 23, laboratory testing confirmed that an adult in southern Illinois had...
