The continued COVID-19 crisis finds the 21st Judicial Circuit announcing that it is extending the pause in jury trials until February 22, 2021. The order, which was effective November 1, applies to court proceedings in Kankakee...
Per capita numbers show Iroquois County included among the state’s counties with the most deaths from coronavirus. Iroquois County is ranked 34th and Kankakee County is 37th when evaluating the COVID-related ratio of deaths by...
The Kankakee County Health Department Administrator John Bevis says they’re excited and ready to implement their plan to get the vaccine to the public. Much of the plan will be education and getting the needed information out...
The Kankakee County law enforcement community escorted the body of a Momence police officer to the county morgue today (Thursday). An autopsy is planned following the sudden death of Officer Troy Jacobson of Kankakee. He was...
A jury in Minneapolis, MN Wednesday convicted the leader of an Illinois anti-government militia group of several civil rights and hate crime charges. Michael Hari, a one-time sheriff deputy and farmer who lived in Clarence (IL)...
The Iroquois County Toys for Tots distribution is this weekend at the Watseka Depot. The toy distribution is from 9 am 'til 2 pm Volunteers will bring toys to tzhe vehciloes as they adjust to COVID.
In Kankakee County...
Spiros Law is adding Samantha Sweeney to its law team. A Kankakee River Valley native, Sweeney will serve the law firm as an Associate Attorney. She brings 10-years of legal experience serving the local...
Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong will serve a two-year term on the National League of Cities Board of Directors. The organization provides strategic direction and guidance for the NLS's federal advocacy. governance and membership...
Observers say winter temperatures are rising across the country. Some of the biggest jumps are around the Great Lakes. In Illinois, average daily temps in the winer season in the last 30 years have incrfeased 2.5...
A massive solar farm project is coming to rural southern Grundy County. The Grundy County Board (Tuesday) night approved a special use petition request by Blue Sky to operate a utility scale solar farm. The site is within a few...
