Aqua Illinois is in trouble with a state oversite agency. The Illinois EPA recently cited the water supplier for several alleged violations in connection to ongoing lead water contamination woes in south suburban University Park...
State Representative Lindsay Parkhurst (R – Kankakee) announced today the Project Next Generation (PNG) Grants Program through the Illinois State Library issued grants to libraries in the 79th District.
“Libraries offer...
Hundreds of Illinois National Guard Troops are heading to Afghanistan. Governor J.B. Pritzker was on Chicago's South Side Sunday for a sendoff ceremony for the 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment. A mobilization ceremony was...
A 28-year-old Kankakee man is facing prison time after a jury convicted him (Monday). Carlos Venegas was found guilty of criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse. The offenses took place in 2018.
Kankakee...
Illinois State Police at Joliet are investigating a Sunday car crash that killed a 34-year old Bourbonnais resident. William Jordan was pronounced dead at a Bolingbrook hospital after a crash along I-55 in Plainfield.
The...
Two persons face charges after Watseka Police arrested them Friday during a traffic compliance detaiul. City officers, with cooperation from the Aroma Park K-9 unit, conducted 17 traffic stops.
38-year-old Brent...
One person is dead and passengers are stranded after an Amtrak train hit a vehicle and derailed in University Park. Amtrak train 393 crashed into a box truck at a crossing Sunday evening. Officials say there were just under 300...
The 2019 Kankakee County Fair gets started Wednesday 7/31 running thru August 4. WGFA Radio is broadcasting 'live' Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Pre-sale tickets are available in advance from several area...
All of Illinois’ major metro areas report lower unemployment rates over the year, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Despite the declining unemployment rate, three metro areas lost jobs: Danville...
Kankakee County Sheriff’s police report a missing Pembroke Township man. 66-year-old Harold Moore is 6-2, 150 pounds and last seen wearing a Texas Longhorn T-shirt and gray sweat pants. Moor was last seen about midnight Thursday...
