The Red Cross assisted a Kankakee family after a mid-day residential fire Wednesday. Kankakee Fire was called to the 300-block of N. Harrison Avenue around Noon. Extensive damage was reported to the outside of the house, moderate...
The replacement of the Larry Power Road Bridge in Kankakee County is affecting overnight I-57 traffic. IDOT has announced overnight closures on I-57 that begin at 7 pm and extend thru 5 am the next day. The closure allows work...
The death of a 46-year-old Pontiac, IL man at U.S. Steel Gary Works in Gary, Indiana is being investigated by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration. Frank Freer was a 10-year employee of KM Plant Services. He was a...
Testing for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is now available at Aunt Martha's Health & Wellness Center in Kankakee. The drive-thru testing site begins today and will be offered --BY APPOINTMENT ONLY -- Tuesday...
The Kankakee County Public Health Department (Tuesday) recorded its 20th coronavirus-related death, along with 10 new positive cases. There's now 293 total cases in the county. The latest fatality was a woman in her...
Four new cases and a 19th coronavirus death reported in Kankakee County Monday. The County health department reported the latest COVID-19 update. There were nine new positive cases over the weekend. Livingston County also...
The cause of a house fire in Kankakee Monday night is under investigation. Firefighters were called to the 600-block of E. Station Street at 8:45 pm. Fire Chief Damon Schuldt reports the fire escalated quickly, activating smoke...
Work crews with ERH Enterprises are busy this week flushing fire hydrants in Watseka. The work starts tonight (Monday) and continues thru Thursday. Hydrants will be flushed from 9 pm ‘til early the following morning. As usual...
A weekend crash in Pembroke Township resulted in the death of a Watseka man. 31-year-old Leo Ciaccio was apparently thrown from his vehicle along County Road 13,000 E. The Kankakee County Coroner’s Office reports the...
The Illinois Department of Public health Sunday reported 33 new deaths from cornavirus disease. It's far less, however, from the back-to-back reports of 125 Friday and Saturday. Health officials now say there's 1,197...
