Author Archives: Nancy Caddigan

The latest reports from the US Drought Monitor puts Kankakee County solidly in the "moderate drought" category, with only the northwest corner of the county listed as "abnormally dry". Most of Iroquoi...

Kankakee City Police were called to the 300 block of South Rosewood last night for a report of shots being fired. The gunfire erupted about 10: 45. No one was struck in the gun-play. There was no dama...

Jasper County, Indiana Sheriffs police today say they were called to a home Sunday in rural Jasper County for a domestic dispute involving a man armed with a hatchet. Deputies say when they arrived on...

It's the final concert of the Kankakee Municipal Band's summer concert series tonight at the Palzer Band Shell at Bird Park. Municipal Band president Voneda Denault tells us what to expect The free co...

The last of this summer's Movies in the Park series in the Village of Manteno is tonight at the Burk Amphitheatre in Legacy Park. Village Director of Marketing and Community Relations Jakob Knox says ...

The Kankakee County Fair continues today at the fairgrounds just south of Kankakee. Jennifer Bauer is the officer manager for the fair and she has a rundown of today's events The fair runs through Sun...

Governor JB Prizker last week signed legislation that creates a per-qualification process to build a third Chicago area airport at Peotone. The long talked about airport would primarily serve cargo ai...

A convicted felon from Watseka will most likely go to prison for a parole violation after he was arrested over the weekend in Dwight on drug charges. Grundy County Sheriff's police say 47 year old Bri...

A Wilmington man found out Sunday morning that it's apparently not easy to run away while handcuffed. Joliet police were called to a report of a man slumped over the wheel of his car asleep. A search ...

The Mega Millions jackpot continues to soar after Tuesday night's drawing resulted in no grand prize winner. That's been the case for three and a half months now. The lack of a lucky ticket holder mea...