The city of Watseka may have issued its last video gaming license – at least for now. Discussions over the last few months have not been too favorable when it comes to more gambling opportunities.
Several taverns/bars are...
The opening of a medical marijuana dispensary in Kankakee will be delayed. The Kankakee City Council will review the location of a facility on S. Schuyler Avenue.
Mayor Nina Epstein expressed concern about the facility being...
The JDRF – promise to remember me campaign continues its mission to ‘advocate for a world without Type 1 Diabetes.’
And a local 7th-grader at Watseka’s Glenn Raymond School is doing her part to raise awareness.
Jackie Lynch, the...
Kankakee County Community Services Inc. has been awarded a $456,000 grant to help unemployed older adults.
Senior Service America Inc., a nonprofit which "provides income, training and experience to people who are in need and...
Update: 9:35 am Friday 1-13-17
...SEVERAL ROUNDS OF FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE FROM THIS AFTERNOONTHROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...
Monday marks a holiday to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Annual celebrations are planned in Kankakee, Danville, and Champaign.
Other individuals are encouraged to get involved by volunteering. Serve Illinois Executive...
Motorists will need to plan for challenging driving conditions again this weekend. The National Wearther Service is advising to be awarw of the treat for frezzing rain and sleet. Much of central Illinois and Indiana...
An 18-year-old Hoopeston teen gets a two and a-half year prison term for a Facebook bomb threat. Dakota Degarmo admitted posting on Facebook a threat to bomb Rantoul Township High School three months ago.
Degarmo pleaded guilty...
It’s called a public safety tax, but it’s really a criminal justice tax, according to Kankakee County Board Chairman Andy Wheeler.
Kankakee County voters are being asked in April to increase the county's sales tax rate above the...
An Orland Park (IL) man is in custody after robbing the Bank of Bourbonnais Wednesday morning. The suspect was arrested after crashing his vehicle in a get-away attempt.
53-year-old David McDonald was identified by Bourbonnais...
