New unemployment figures are showing the jobless rate continues to improve across Illinois. All the metro areas were down again...for the 14th consecutive month.
Kankakee's unemployment is at 5.8% for April...down from 7.9% last...
A series of four meetings have been scheduled in the Prairie Central school district that could lead to the closing of one building.
Meadowbrook Elementary School in Forrest would close after the 2015-16 school year under a plan...
KANKAKEE, IL – May 28, 2015 – The Kankakee-Bradley Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which shares boundaries with Kankakee County, continued to experience the strongest job growth in the state of Illinois in April over the...
Steve Wilder has been elected Chair of the Kankakee Valley Airport Authority (KVAA) Board of Directors. Wilder will lead the Board of Directors in fulfilling the KVAA's strategic plan for airport development and aviation in the...
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Replica Wall and Mobile Education Center spreads healing legacy of The Wall and educates about the impact of the Vietnam War.
The City of Watseka is hosting "The Wall That Heals" next month. And local...
3rd time in 2-months emergency service cut
Iroquois County's emergency 9-1-1 service was taken off-line again Wednesday. It marked the third time in the last two months the service was interrupted.
The service is back online...
Illinois environmental groups have filed a lawsuit over the proposed Illiana Expressway. The claim is that federal approval relied on faulty information and didn't adequately consider environmental impacts.
The complaint was...
SPRINGFIELD – Senate Democrats rammed nine bills through the Senate appropriations committee as part of an unbalanced budget plan pushed forward after Democrat leaders walked away from negotiations with Governor Bruce Rauner. The...
Three new aldermen joined one incumbent in taking theor respective oaths of office Tuesday night. The elected office-holder were all winners in the April 7th Consolidated Election.
John Allhands, Mark Garfield, and...
Rain forced some services indoors, but Memorial Day events Monday stirred emotions, as they should, Americans gathering to pay respect for the freedom we enjoy.
Several area communities hosted services, either at cemeteries or...
