Author Archives: Nancy Caddigan

We have confirmation this morning the person shot last night in the 11-hundred block of East Merchant in the City of Kankakee has died. Kankakee City Police say the victim died last night after being ...

City police have yet to comment on reports of a shooting this afternoon in the 1100 block of East Merchant Street. Scanner reports from the scene indicate one man may have suffered a gunshot wound to ...

A St. Louis man was killed in an accident over the long holiday weekend on I-55 near Gardner. It happened Friday afternoon when Grundy County Coroner's office says 49 year old Derrel James Warner lost...

Matteson police are investigating a deadly car crash that took the life of a baby and injured four other people. The collision happened yesterday afternoon along Vollmer Road, near a forest preserve. ...

Retired Kankakee Deputy Chief of Police John Gerard passed away this morning. Gerard had spent 34 years on the force when he retired in 1995. For many years Gerard led the department's investigations ...

Bourbonnais Police have made an arrest in an incident where shots were allegedly fired outside a bar in the early morning hours of June 27th. According to reports, officers were called to a bar in the...

2021 July 4th Parade "Proud to be an American" Winners: Best Farm Entry: CME Farm Best Religious Entry: Christ Lutheran High School Best Children's Unit: Watseka Little League Best Commercial Entry: I...

Kankakee Fire responded to a fire in a detached garage early yesterday morning. Firefighters were called to the garage in the 800 block of South 6th about 2 Monday morning and quickly put out the flam...

A 56-year-old man from Braceville is thought to have drowned in Shadow Lake in Braidwood early Saturday afternoon. While few details are available, authorities confirm they were called to the lake abo...

Shots rang out in the 200 block of North Evergreen early this morning. City police say nobody was hurt and no damage was found from the gunfire that erupted about 2:45 this morning. Police did find mu...