Author Archives: Nancy Caddigan

Braidwood Police report an arrest following a search warrant. Braidwood Police say it was about 10:30 Saturday morning when they were made award of an incident Friday night in the one-thousand-block o...

Kankakee City Police report two people were sent to the hospital Sunday with gunshot wounds. City Police say it was just after 12:30 yesterday afternoon when they were called to the 17-hundred-block o...

The Newton County Sheriff's Office reports a fatal crash Friday night. According to reports, it was just before 8:00 Friday night when officers were called to the intersection of State Road 55 and Cou...

79th District Illinois State Representative Jackie Haas starts her 2nd Annual School Supply Drive today. Haas tells us what items will be accepted during the drive. School supply items can be dropped ...

The Newton County Punkin Vine Fair starts 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 Kentland.

A Sheldon man was arrested in Chatsworth yesterday for alleged possession of several different types of narcotics. According to a press release from the Livingston County Sheriff's Office, David R. Fr...

All the endangered mussels along the bank of the Kankakee East Riverwalk project have been successfully relocated to the other side of the river. The news was confirmed on the Currents of Kankakee Fac...

The Helen Wheeler Center in Kankakee announced Tuesday it will merge with Rincon Family Services based in Chicago. President and CEO Jackie Haas says the merger will enhance their current mental healt...

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced lanes that have been closed for construction will reopen, where possible for the Independence Day holiday to minimize travel disruption. IDOT sp...

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...