Author Archives: Nancy Caddigan

Local businesses in the Watseka area should be very wary of anyone using a 100 dollar bill today to pay for their items. Watseka police report they've had several calls today of somebody in the area t...

Storms Wednesday afternoon closed both the southbound exit and entrance ramps off I57 at exit 312. State police say high winds blew over utility poles causing low hanging wires. There were reports of ...

A Dwight man has pleaded guilty in Livingston County Court to domestic battery and aggravated domestic battery in connection with an incident in October of 2021 at a home in the 200 block of East Nort...

There will be no staggered start at Herscher schools when the new school year begins later this month. It was feared that a bus driver shortage would mean some students would be starting their day an ...

Gas prices across Illinois continue their downhill slide. Triple-A says the average cost for a gallon of regular no-lead gas in the Land of Lincoln is four-dollars-55 cents, down four cents since yest...

The monkeypox virus is now considered a public health emergency in Illinois. Governor J.B. Pritzker announced the decision, along with declaring the state a disaster area regarding the disease. The de...

It's opening day for the Kankakee County Fair - Jen Bauer, Office Manager for the fair has a rundown of today's events Admission to the fair is 10 dollars, with those five and under getting into the f...

We've teamed up with local law enforcement to bring you the Crimestoppers Tip of the Week. With this week's tip, here's Kankakee County Sheriff's Department Chief Trent Bukowski If you know anything a...

Kankakee City Police report a domestic violence call over the weekend led to a gun arrest. According to reports, officers were called to a home in the 900 block of West Merchant Street just before sev...

It was standing room only for last night's Bourbonnais Village Board meeting. As part of the meeting, the Village Board had the first reading of a pair of ordinances designed to clear the way for a ne...