A bill has been introduced in the Illinois Senate to strengthen the protections of students who have been sexually assaulted on school property. 53rd District State Senator Chris Balkema explains the bill in more detail. Senator Balkema added the bill was inspired by a real life situation in Illinois where a student wa...

A call for an erratic driver Saturday night netted Kankakee City Police a pair of drug arrests. According to reports, it was just before 8:30 Saturday night when officers were called about a car swerving in and out of traffic near Court Street and Kennedy Drive. On the way there, officers were told a car matching a des...

Kankakee City Police report an arrest in connection with a shots fired incident from last week. According to reports, it was about a quarter past four last Tuesday afternoon when officers were called to the 400 block of North Cottage Avenue for a report that a man had been shot at during an argument. The victim alleged...

No injuries were reported from a fire at a home in Manteno Sunday. In a press release, Manteno fire says it was just before 4:30 yesterday afternoon when they were called to the home in the 800 block of Lakeview Drive in Manteno. When they got there, they say they found heavy smoke coming from the roofline of the home ...

Iroquois County Sherriff's Police have made an arrest in connection with the death of 37-year-old Ashley Tucker in Milford this past October. According to a press release, 53-year-old Christopher Burton of Milford was arrested Friday and charged with first degree murder. Burton's arrest comes after a months long invest...