Hoopeston Public Library has received a $2,000 Rotary District 6490 Grant thanks to the efforts of the Hoopeston Rotary Club. The funds will be used to update the library’s youth room with new furniture and materials for...
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that weather permitting, Interstate 55 at the Illinois 17 interchange (exit 217) in Dwight will be closed overnight from Monday, Oct. 14, through Monday, Oct. 21. The...
The deadline to submit local business nominations for the Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards is today.
Categories include: Technology and Innovation, New Business of the Year, Small Business of the Year, Large...
Watseka Police Department conducted a short investigation that led to the arrest of a Watseka High School Agriculture teacher. Police were notified on Tuesday of a teacher that was reportedly making inappropriate comments to the...
An arrest was made Wednesday in connection with the murder that took place in the 700 block of South Osborn Avenue, Kankakee on February 11, 2024. The U.S. Marshals Great Lake Regional Fugitive Task Force in Central Illinois and...
The Kankakee City Council recognized Officer Jana Brooks at their meeting for her remarkable bravery and life-saving actions on September 25, 2024.
Officer Brooks applied a tourniquet to a gunshot victim, which played a crucial...
Kankakee County Circuit Clerk office has gone live with a new court case management system. All in all, the transition has been a smooth one but there is one exception.
As part of this implementation, they installed a new...
The American Red Cross continues to work to restock critically needed blood products uncollected due to the ongoing impact of Hurricane Helene’s devastation in the
Southeast. Donors outside of affected areas are encouraged to make...
The HAP Foundation announces that monthly support groups for caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s and Dementia-related diseases are now available virtually. In collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Association and RUSH, this...
Javan Jamar Thompson, 35, of Kankakee has been sentenced to ten years in prison for Attempted Possession of Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute, Attempted Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute, Use of a Communication...
