Author Archives: Nancy Caddigan

Kankakee Mayor Youth Advisory Board Meets Tomorrow The City of Kankakee Mayor Advisory Board meets tomorrow afternoon from 1 to 2:30 at Brookmont Bowling Center. Rhonda Currie of the Illinois Coalitio...

Iroquois County Deputies announce weekend arrests Iroquois County Sheriff's Police report a pair of weekend arrests. Friday night deputies were called to Loda for a disturbance. While investigating th...

2 Kankakee County Zip Codes added to Lead Water Testing List The Illinois Department of Public Health has added 180 zip codes to its lead exposure testing list for children who live in those areas. Ac...

Drought concerns grow across the region Drought concerns are growing again across the area. The latest map just released today by the US Drought monitor puts about 19 percent of the county in "moderat...

Visit Kankakee County has a new Board President. City of Kankakee 2nd Ward Alderman Dave Baron was voted in to be the new Board President of the local tourism organization yesterday morning and says h...

Multiple storage units were burglarized on the 4th of July on Kankakee's North side. According to city police reports, officers were called to a storage unit business on North Entrance Avenue yesterda...

The City of Kankakee has extended its master power supply agreement with MC Squared Energy Services. Mayor Chris Curtis explains what this means for residents when it comes to their electricity bill. ...

The Kankakee Municipal Band Summer Concert series continues tonight at the Palzer Band Shell at Bird Park. Bob Evans is conductor of the band The Municipal Band Concert Series runs through August seve...

The Newton County Punkin Vine Fair continues today. Fair Publicity Director Corey Groover has a rundown of some of today's events The fair runs through Saturday at the fairgrounds just outside Kentlan...

According to reports, Wilmington Police and Fire Departments were called to the home in the 900 block of Buchanan Street just before 2:30 yesterday afternoon, after residents reported finding a grenad...