Kankakee City Police have made an arrest in connection to Monday night's armed robbery of a business in the 1400 Block of East Court Street. According to a press release, 38-year-old Terral Thomas of Kankakee was taken into custody Wednesday around 12:30 in the afternoon in the 1600 Block of Cedar Street. Following que...

A former Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley teacher is pleading guilty to sexually abusing a student. Robert Dinkins was sentenced to four-years in prison after entering a guilty plea to aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Dinkins was arrested last June in Macon, Georgia on charges of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. An inves...

During Wednesday morning's meeting of the Kankakee County Board's Executive Committee, Veteran's Assistance Commission Superintendent Eric Peterson relayed the story of a local veteran who was staying at the VAC's Liberty Lodge when he lost his battle with cancer. Peterson noted that because of the local VAC, Boyden wa...

During Wednsday morning's meeting of the Kankakee County Board's Executive Committee, Kankakee County Clerk Dan Hendrickson noted mail-in ballots for the upcoming primary election have been mailed out. Hendrickson said signs are posted at early voting places saying that candidate has been removed from the ballot. He sa...

During Wednesday morning's meeting of the Kankakee County Board's Executive Committee, County Clerk Dan Hendrickson noted the period for in-person voter registration expired Tuesday. Hendrickson noted his office in downtown Kankakee is a designated polling place both this year and next year. He said his office will be ...