The U.S. Small Business Administration has opened a Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Gibson City to help those affected by the August 12th flooding. The Outreach Center will be located at the Gibson City Fire Department. It will...
Illinois unemployment filings are a mixed bag this week. The U.S. Department of Labor reported nearly 22,000 Illinoisans filed for initial unemployment claims last week, more than 3,500 more than filed the week before. There were...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker also announced an indoor mask mandate statewide for anyone over the age of 2, starting Monday. Last year, the governor’s first mask emergency rule was repealed after the 12-member bipartisan Joint Committee on...
Kankakee Mayor Chris Curtis extended his appreciation to the efforts of police agencies and his community's public works crew for helping resolve a tragic situation in the community Thursday. Curtis said "it's becoming all...
Two people were killed, another wounded in a gang-related shooting outside the Kankakee County Courthouse this (Thursday) morning. Kankakee Police Chief Robin Passwater said it was some kind of internal battle among members...
The Kankakee County Coroner has been called to the scene of a reported active-shooter incident in downtown Kankakee at the Courthouse. Any further detail is yet to be made available. An emergency responder confirms at...
A student was arrested at Klondike Middle School in Lafayette, IN and is facing a charge of possession of a firearm on school property. According to an email sent to parents (Tuesday), it was reported a student displayed what...
A new law was signed Wednesday to give people with mental health and substance use disorders the ability to get the support they need.
Officials said many people who need mental health support cannot find the help they need...
The arrest of a Pontiac man is another case of continuing investigations involving child sex crimes. 48-year-old William Squellati is charged with indecent solicitation of a child, solicitation to meet a child, traveling to...
