Paul Ducat is no longer chairman of the Iroquois County Board. Before the Board meeting Tuesday, Chairman Ducat tendered his letter of resignation from that position. In a resignation letter Ducat said the recent resignation of Eric Raymond from Iroquois County 911 operations left a void he'd needed to fill and that, a...

The Salvation Army of Kankakee is in need of food donations for next Wednesday's Annual Thanksgiving Lunch. Director of Ministries Alvy Butler told Denny Case on a recent episode of the Kankakee Valley Community Happenings podcast what they are in need of. You can go to the Salvation Army Kankakee Facebook page to lear...

The man accused of strangling his lover to death while aboard a cruise ship near Galveston, Texas, on Sunday has ties to the Kankakee area. Forty-eight-year-old Jason L. Watford has been identified as being from Tyler, Texas, but a search of local Court records shows Watford was tried and convicted of attempted first-d...

Today is Veterans Day, that's a Federal Holiday. That means most Federal, State and Local offices will be closed today. The State Driver's License offices will be closed today as well as most banks and other financial institutions. Some local schools are closed today, but others are open. There will be no mail delivery...