Kankakee City Police have made an arrest in connection to Tuesday morning's alleged arson of a home on North Greenwood Avenue. According to a press release, 24-year-old Nazhai S. Hill voluntarily turned herself in at the Kankakee Police department Tuesday afternoon. A subsequent investigation alleges Hill had been in a...

Services have been set for the Reed-Custer High School student who passed away unexpectedly Friday. Visitation for 18-year-old Tyson Jeffery Whittum of Braidwood will be held Friday at Ignite Christian Church in Braidwood from 4 to 8. A funeral service will be held 10 Saturday Morning at the same church. Whittum's obit...

Kankakee Community College announced who will fill the seat of Michael Proctor on its board of trustees after he unexpectedly passed away last month. Matthew Schore has been appointed to fill Proctor's position. Schore will serve as a KCC board trustee until the next election in April 2027.

The Indiana woman accused of murdering three of her family members in Crete Township last week appeared in court again today without representation. According to court documents, 30-year-old Jenna Strouble appeared in Will County Court this morning and told the judge her attorney is tied up in a Cook County Murder tria...

Wednesday is April Fools' Day, so be careful what you fall for. While there may be no clear, official origin, references to the first of April as a day of trickery date back all the way to the 14th century. The first recorded April Fools' Day was in France in 1582. It's believed that April 1st was celebrated as New ...