Author Archives: Nancy Caddigan

The Kankakee County health department said Friday there have been 2 covid 19 related deaths and 146 new covid related cases since their last report on October 5th. Meanwhile, three more covid 19 death...

It is Columbus Day today. You may find some governmental offices and businesses closed today for the holiday. Kankakee County Governmental offices as well as those in the City of Kankakee are closed t...

Bond has been set at 10 million dollars in Grundy County Court today for a Joliet man facing six counts of attempted first degree murder in connection with last night's shooting of a Grundy County Dep...

State health officials say Illinois has recorded is first fatality from West Nile virus this year with the death of a Will County resident. Illinois has so far recorded forty cases of the virus so far...

River Valley Metro today starts a new program to provide free rides on Mondays on its local fixed routes. Ken Munjoy is River Valley Metro's Chief Operating Officer: Fares will still be charged on the...

A Joliet teen is in custody after a Grundy County Sheriff's deputy was shot. Authorities say the deputy is in good spirits: That's Grundy County Sheriff Ken Briley. The deputy tried to pull over 18-ye...

Two men are pleading not guilty to all charges in connection with a body found in a gas tanker. Court records show 33-year-old Billy Roof of Kankakee and 37-year-old Ryan Morrow of Tallula Illinois we...

If you're looking for something to get you in the holiday spirit this weekend, Meegan Massey, Marketing Coordinator for the Kankakee County Convention and Visitors Bureau has a suggestion for you:

A federal jury deliberated for just over 90 minutes Wednesday before returning a guilty verdict against 52-year-old Robert Shawn Anderson of Paxton. Anderson was convicted of enticement of a minor in ...

With students returning to the classrooms this fall, the Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Memorial Foundation recognized their Scholarship award winners as awarded earlier this year. Foundation President...