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A traffic stop for Improper Lane Usage in Kankakee resulted in additional drug charges filed against 23-year-old Aaron Farley of Manteno. Kankakee City Police made the stop on W. Park Avenue Wednesday. An odor of marijuana led to...

An Essex man was killed Wednesday afternoon when the all-terrain vehicle he was driving was hit by an Amtrak passenger train. It happened just southwest of Gardner. 28-year-old Brad Emanuelson was pronounced...

Veteran alderman Steve Hunter lost his re-election bid Tuesday in the Kankakee primary, while incumbent Mayor Nina Epstein was an easy winner. The 7th Ward voters chose to make a change, selecting Fred Tetter to the...