Manteno Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jakob Knox has announced he's leaving that position. In a press release, Knox says he'll leave that position and his position as Marketing and Community Relations Director of the Village of Manteno by the end of March. No word on where he's going, but Knox does say his last...

Kankakee County Sheriff's Police report the arrest of an Aroma Park man early this morning. In a press release, Deputies say they were called to the area of Strasma South Drive in Aroma Park just before 1:30 this morning for a report of shots fired. When they got there, deputies say they heard an additional shot and se...

The new stadium saga continues for the Bears. Illinois's House Public Finance Committee advanced a bill yesterday that would freeze property taxes for mega projects like a Bears stadium in Arlington Heights. However, the House of Representatives didn't vote on the measure and won't meet again in Springfield until Mar...

Bradley Mayor Mike Watson said progress was made during his trip last week to Texas to talk with Mattel officials about expanding their footprint in Bradley beyond the waterpark set to break ground later this year. Mayor Watson gave his comments about it after Monday night's board meeting. Mayor Watson said Mattel is o...

Herscher Police were called to a home on South Park Road Wednesday night in reference to a man allegedly armed with a knife threating to hurt others and himself. According to police reports, officers arrived at a home in the 200 block of South Park Road about fifteen minutes past 6 Wednesday night to find 39-year-old A...