Several inmates at the Jerome Combs Detention Center in Kankakee have been hit with symptoms of Coronavirus. The Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department reports a single housing unit is dealing with a COVID outbreak. The effected...
A 42-year-old Hoopeston man had a run-in with Hoopeston Police two times yesterday (Monday). Craig Stevens was charged with criminal damage to property after officers were flagged down about someone damaging Christmas...
Kankakee Fire responded to a structure fire call this (Monday) morning to Riverstone Court. Fire Chief Damon Schuldt reported an unknown issue near a vent pipe on a commercial building. No injury or serious damage of any kind...
A 25-year-old Lafayette, IN man was killed in a multi-vehicle crash in Jasper County, IN. Timothy McHenry was identified by the Jasper County Coroner’s Office. Indiana State Police reported a car was side-swiped by another car...
The NB lanes of I-57 were closed Sunday evening following a single-car crash near Bourbonnais Parkway. Illinois State Police provided updated information about a vehicle that ran off the highway, throwing the driver out. The...
Forty-five residences and 13 businesses entered the Milford Christmas Decorating Contest Sunday evening. The Decorating Contest was held in absence of the COVID-canceled Christmas Parade. Eighty-five vehicles, with a list...
A challenging year, no doubt, but the Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce is still waving its winning banner. The Chamber’s annual meeting (Wednesday) had officials touting strong membership and a financial picture that’s still...
COVID cases are on a downward trend, but health officials encourage people not to let up on taking safety precautions. That expected post-Thanksgiving case surge hasn’t happened, but Health Department Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike...
Illinois’ Region 6 and Region 7 numbers are working in our favor. It’s been a trend of late to show a downward trend. Iroquois and Ford County are in Region 6 where the rate Thursday was 8.5%. The Iroquois County number...
An overturned semi on U.S. 41 in Newton County, IN has clean-up operations underway. Motorists are encouraged to find an alternate route. It may be awhile before traffic is back to normal.
Newton County Sheriff’s Police report the...
