Indiana Beach is back and as popular as ever. The popular amusement park and entertainment venue welcomed back its guests over the weekend. And new owner, Gene Staples, says “we’ll make progress little by little getting back to...
Kankakee Fire Chief Damon Schuldt is stressing the importance of working fire alarms following a Sunday morning residential fire. Smoke detectors activated, alerting the occupants so they were able to escape unharmed.
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There was a motorcycle crash in Kankakee Sunday that killed a 55-year-old man. Cameron Wells of Kankakee suffered fatal injuries when his cycle collided with an SUV. It happened at Court Street and Nelson Avenue around 4 pm...
The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced I-57 traffic will be closed during overnight hours this week. The interstate will close from 8 pm until 5:30 am while work crews install I-beams for a new bridge under...
A 77-year-old Dwight motorcyclist died as a result of a two-vehicle crash Saturday north of Pontiac. The victim hasn't been identified pending famly notification. Illinois State Police and the Livingston County Coroner...
A private family funeral service is arranged for James "Jim" Seabert of Martinton. He passed away June 12 at his home. The 69-year-old Seabert was fire chief in Martinton for 16 years. He was a 30-year member of...
George Washington Jr., a long-time member of the Kankakee County Board, has died. He was 81. Washington was a Democratic member of the Board since 1984. At one time he served as Vice-Chairman. He was the voice for the city of...
The month of May's unemployment figures shows COVID-19 has had an impact. Unemployment claims are way up in Illinois and across the country. Iroquois County was at 8.5% in May, up from 3.3 percent a year ago. The Kankakee...
The financial effects of the government and business shutdowns since March may not be known for months to come. But finance leaders are hoping to get a handle on just how much the budgets may be affected by COVID-19. County and...
Watseka Police responded to a report of a man passed out in a vehicle at Route 24 and Jefferson Street.a little before 5 pm Monday. 44-year-old Raymond Cook now faces a charge of possession of a controlled substance and...
