Author Archives: Nancy Caddigan

Charges are pending after a man allegedly took a swing at his public defender during a hearing at the Kankakee County Courthouse Wednesday afternoon. Reports say 42-year-old Roderick T. Hodge Junior w...

The 71st season for the Kankakee Municipal Band summer concert series kicks off this evening at the Palzer Band Shell at Bird Park. Municipal Band Conductor Bob Evans Evans suggests you take along you...

79th District State Representative Jackie Haas will host a blood drive tomorrow in the Bourbonnais Municipal Center Community Room. Representative Haas says the drove will run from 11 tomorrow morning...

The 2nd Annual Bradley 315 Music Festival kicks off tonight at Northfield Square Mall. Mayor Mike Watson with a rundown of today's events. 315 Thursday Bradley 315 Music Fest runs through Sunday. More...

A 15-year-old is charged with the murder of a 13-year-old in Joliet. Police say the younger teen was shot and killed Monday in the 300 block of Desplaines Street. Investigators determined both teens w...

Merchant Street Music Fest has dropped their merch line for this year's fest. Hannah Swale from the Kankakee Public Library tells us who they are collaborating with this year.   Merch orders can ...

Travis Duley, the Superintendent of the Paxton Buckley Loda School District, has announced his resignation. Reports say Duley submitted his letter of resignation to the school board on Sunday saying h...

A baby was allegedly left unattended inside a van in Downtown Kankakee for extended period of time yesterday. According to a police report, Kankakee City police were called to 400 East Court Street ar...

Another child is dead following the April crash at an after school camp in Chatham. The Sangamon County Coroner says eight-year-old Bradley Lund died from injuries he suffered when a vehicle crashed i...

The Kankakee County Sheriff's Department is looking for information about damage done to one of the County's buildings. Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy Trent Bukowski has our Crime Stoppers Tip of t...