The death of Pontiac Police officer Casey Kohlmeier by a drunk driver last fall is facing a new court challenge. The family of Kohlmeier is being pressed by the owners of a tavern that served the driver of a truck that slammed...
New Addition to Train Students in Green Energy and Other Emerging Technology Fields
KANKAKEE – Governor Pat Quinn today announced a $5 million state investment to build the Advanced Technology Education Center, a 21,000...
A 47-year-old Beecher man was killed in a one-vehicle accident Saturday morning.
Daniel Leslie was northbound at the Will/Kankakee county line at 12000N Road. Kankakee Cou ty Coroner Bob Gessner said Leslie's car left the road...
The Kankakee County Coroner's office and county sheriff's police are investigating the death of a 36-year-old man inside his home, east of Kankakee.
Rian Maiden was found shot to death inside his Sun River Terrace home Saturday...
(Chicago, IL) -- Three days after Kankakee County and other Chicago southern suburbs were pummeled by high winds and heavy rain, some 16-thousand homes and businesses are still without power. ComEd says it has 12-hundred repair...
Area communities are prepped for July 4th fireworks and other activities. Some communities have an agenda of fun that continues thru the weekend.
A listing of events from organizers that have submitted their schedules can be...
By The Associated Press
KANKAKEE - Former Gov. George Ryan has finished a year of supervision following his release from home confinement last summer after a prison sentence for corruption convictions.
Ryan was released from...
In Will County --- An ambulance taking an 81-year-old woman to a hospital rolled after blowing a tire. The Wilmington fire department ambulance was rushing the woman to the hospital near the Joliet Speedway when the tire blew...
