Author Archives: Nancy Caddigan

We had to wait a couple of days before the arrival of Kankakee County's first baby of the New Year but the stork made a stop at Ascension Saint Mary's at 6:05 in the morning on January 2nd to deliver ...

One man was shot and killed during what appears to be a domestic dispute Friday night at a home in Monee. Monee police arrived at the home on South Taft Street about 8:30 pm and found 46 year old Mark...

A Bradley man was arrested on DUI and Weapons charges early Monday morning after he was discovered asleep behind the wheel on North Prairie Avenue about 2 in the morning. Bradley police say 44 year ol...

Wilmington has a new Police Chief. Deputy Chief Adam Zink has been sworn in as the new Chief of Police. Zink has been with the department for the past 15 years or so. He has a Masters in mechanical en...

The SAFE-T Act had its day in court today. The controversial law which would eliminate cash bail, is set to take effect January first. Kankakee County State's Attorney Jim Rowe, along with several Sta...

Accused cop killer Xandria Harris was back in court Monday to file a motion to delay her scheduled February 6th trial date. the 27 year old Harris along with her boyfriend, 26 y ear old Darius Sulliva...

The Watseka PD would like to remind residents to please lock your vehicles. Do not leave the keys in the vehicle and remove or secure any valuable items in the vehicle when not in use. Watseka police ...

The City of Kankakee has an early Christmas present for anyone who owns a vehicle in Kankakee, the elimination of the city's vehicle sticker tax. At this week's city Budget Committee meeting alderman ...

The Ford County Chronicle is reporting today that a woman involved in a police chase Monday night that ended with her and another woman dead in a head-on collision, was the owner of a Buckley home tha...

It's once again safe to drink the water in the Village of Woodland. A boil order issued for the area over the weekend has been lifted after water test samples came back ok and the state gave its appro...