Area law enforcement agencies participated in traffic enforcement aimed at cracking down on impaired and distracted driving during the T-Giving holiday period. And that effort will continue thru the month into the New Year...
Local businesses are invited to a Zoom Bounce Back Kankakee webinar on Tuesday, December 8. The 10 am event will focus on Resiliency, Resources, and Recovery for local businesses. The Zoom webinar is in partnership...
Drive-thru COVID testing will be availalble at the Duane Dean Behavorial Center in Kankakee every Saturday and Sunday from 9 am 'til 5 pm until further notice. Duane Dean is partnering with NTL Laboratory. Questions can be...
Several area counties reported multiple additional deaths from the coronavirus the last couple days. Four deaths reported by Iroquois and Kankakee County health departments. Vermilion County added three after four...
Health officials called Wednesday a grim day in Illinois. The state recorded 238 deaths from COVID-19, a single-day high. Governor J.B. Pritzker said the numbers just keep on coming. "This virus is a killer, let's...
The Region 6 COVID positivity rate (Wed) was recorded at 12% ..up a bit from Tuesday’s figure. Region 6 is Iroquois, Ford, Champaign and Vermilion counties, along with several others in central-Illinois. The individual rate for...
Kankakee County Coroner Bob Gessner led a field of five Kankakee County officials (Monday) when they took the oath of office for new terms in county government. Gessner earned the trust of voters in the November election for his...
People need to be vigilant when it comes to scams. That's the word from Senator Jason Barickkman. After discovering he was the victim of unemployment insurance identity theft, Barickman reminds people to be more aware and...
COVID-19 vaccine could be arriving in Illinois in a matter of weeks. Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday it is anticipated Illinois will get 109,000 doses, which would cover around 54,500 people with two doses. But, Pritzker said the...
