Author Archives: Nancy Caddigan

The number of jobs in Illinois continues to set records. The state Department of Employment Security says non-farm payroll jobs increased by 41-hundred last month to a new record high of six-point-one...

Kankakee City Police report an arrest after a woman allegedly tried to light a house on fire. According to reports, it was just after 10 Wednesday night when officers were called to the home in the 70...

Wilmington Police along with Braidwood Police and Braidwood Fire responded to a call in the Deer Ridge Subdivison just after 11:30 yesterday morning, for a child that had fallen into a pool and was un...

A fire weather watch goes into effect for us at 10 this morning and runs through seven tonight. The National Weather Service says the combination of high winds and low humidities mean any fires that s...

The search for a new Police Chief in the Village of Bourbonnais will continue without the current interim Chief in the mix. Dave Anderson, who has served as interim Chief since Jim Phelps retired earl...

Kankakee City Fire Department personnel were called to a home in the 200 block of North Hammes last night for a structure fire. Reports say when they got there, firefighters found the fire contained t...

Kankakee City Police are investigating after shots were fired in the City Wednesday afternoon. According to reports, it happened just before one yesterday afternoon in the 400 block of North East Aven...

Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group Agents report a pair of arrests. In a press release, KAMEG agents say it was just before 3:30 Tuesday afternoon when they, along with officers from the Kan...

The search for a new Police Chief in the Village of Bourbonnais will continue without the current interim Chief in the mix. Dave Anderson, who has served as interim Chief since Jim Phelps retired earl...

Kankakee County Sheriff's Police report an arrest following a stabbing in Bourbonnais last night. According to reports, it was just after eight last night when deputies were called to the home on Litt...