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A two-vehicle, head-on crash on U.S. Route 45/52 (Tuesday) morning killed a Bourbonnais man. 59-year-old Lawrence Henitz was pronounced dead at the scene. The Kankakee County Coroner’s Office investigated along with Illinois...

A house fire in Kankakee Saturday chased a family from its home on Chicago Avenue. The American Red Cross is assisting the family. No injury was reported, according to Fire Chief Damon Schuldt. Schuldt reported a man and two...

The Vermilion County Fair opens this week. Queen pageants will be popular Wednesday evening. Festivities begin at 6 pm in the grandstand. Nine candidates are vying for the Fair Queen crown. Reigning queen Meghan Brown will crown...

Sheriff's Police in Iroquois County arrested 36-year-old Jonathan St. Peter on Rantoul for possession of methamphetamine.  Sheriff deputies also arrested 32-year-old James Kupferer of Kankakee.  He was wanted on an...

A Do Not Consume tap water alert from Aqua water utility officials is now lifted in some parts of eastern Will County. The advisory was removed yesterday for Governors State University, Arbors at Hickory Creek, Fairway Clubs...

Kankakee Police report it’s time to keep an eye on your vehicles. Thieves are busy again stealing Catalytic Converters. This past weekend, two victims reported having the units cut from their vehicles. One theft occurred Saturday...

Emergency vehicles are on the scene of a serious crash this (Tuesday) on Route 45/52 near Manteno.  Motorists are advised to seek another route while Kankakee County sheriff's polcie and Illinois State Police divert...

                     Police investigating, names of those involved not released An unidentified Watseka man was unharmed early...

An armed robbery at the Casey's General Store on W. Commercial Avenue in Lowell, IN was robbed at gunpoint Sunday night. Lowell Police report it was just before 10 pm when they answered a call to the incident. The suspect was...

Iroquois County Treasurer Kurt Albers reports the 2018 real estate tax statements have been mailed.  The first installment comes due July 16th.  The second installment will be due September 16th.  Payment can be...