The City of Kankakee was recently awarded a two million dollar grant from the State Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to help with construction of a new 12-thousand square foot domestic violence shelter on East Court Street. Kankakee Economic and Community Development Agency Director Barbi Brewer Watson e...

Local law enforcement were instrumental Monday in the safe return of a missing elderly woman from Hinsdale. Just after six last night, State Police notified local authorities the missing/endangered elderly woman with cognitive issues had been spotted in Kankakee County. Bradley Police spotted the woman's car northbound...

Kankakee City Police continue to investigate a burglary to a restaurant in Meadowview Shopping Center over the weekend. Kankakee County Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy Trent Bukowski has our Crime Stoppers Tip of the week Tips to Crime Stoppers are anonymous and could result in a cash reward

Local elections were held across Illinois Tuesday. Locally, those hotly contested races for Mayor in Kankakee, Bourbonnais and Manteno mostly ended up not being as close as one might have expected. In Kankakee Incumbent Mayor Chris Curtis defeated Dr. Genevra Walters with Curtis getting about 63 percent of the vote. Bo...