Author Archives: Nancy Caddigan

Local legislators are speaking out about the 55.2 billion dollar budget passed over the weekend. 106th District State Representative Jason Bunting says passage of the budget was "disappointing" Buntin...

Local legislators are speaking out about the 55.2 billion dollar budget passed over the weekend. 79th District State Representative Jackie Haas says the new budget is filled with "gimicks and tax hike...

Governor Pritzker is touting the passage of another balanced state budget. The Illinois General Assembly passed a 55-billion-dollar spending plan for Fiscal Year 2026 on Saturday. The governor says th...

Time now to find out what's happening overhead this week, with a look at our notable night sky news, here's Madeline Shepley, Astronomy Professor and Director of the Strickler Planetarium at Olivet

The Bourbonnais Township Park District will hold its annual Family Night Out at Perry Farm Park tonight. Director of Recreation and Marketing, Cherie Smolkovich has the run down activities planned. Fa...

The Community Arts Council of Kankakee County will have their annual Strawberry Jazz Festival this Sunday at Northfield Square Mall. Marketing Coordinator, Bonnie Brewer, says the fest features three ...

Heroes, Hogs, and Hot Rods returns to the Square on Second in Downtown Manteno Sunday. The free family friendly festival is a fundraiser for local veteran non-profit, Project Headspace and Timing. CEO...

Time now to find out what's happening around the area this weekend. Here's Nicole Gavin, Executive Director of Visit Kankakee County

Despite recent rains, drought concerns persist across the area. Data just released Thursday by the US Drought Monitor has all of Kankakee and Will Counties, as well as 85 percent of Iroquois County in...

A former Gibson City man has been sentenced to 32 years in prison after pleading guilty to child pornography charges in the Ford County Circuit Court May 13th. According to reports, 25 year old Ryan J...