During Wednesday morning's meeting of the Kankakee County Board's Executive Committee, County Administrator Anita Speckman gave the committee an up date on where things stand with insurance reimbursement after the March tornado. Speckman said so far insurance has been good in paying for damage done to county vehicles S...

During this morning's meeting of the Kankakee County Board's Executive Committee, County Clerk Dan Hendrickson cleared up some confusion about the "vote by mail" card his office recently sent out to every registered voter in the county. Hendrickson was asked what the rationale was behind the lifetime vote by ...

Paxton Police report they've arrested a 44-year-old woman after she was allegedly caught skimming money from a school boosters club account. In a press release, Paxton Police say they were contacted by Paxton-Buckley-Loda schools to investigate what were thought to be fraudulent activity on the PBL Choral Boosters Club...

Day nine of testimony in the Xandria Harris murder trial in Kankakee County Circuit Court saw Harris take the stand in her own defense Wednesday. During two hours of direct testimony, Harris detailed an eight-year history of abuse, choking, and emotional control by Sullivan starting in 2016. Recalling the night of the ...