Author Archives: Nancy Caddigan

During last night's Kankakee City Council meeting, Aldermen passed a resolution to continue spending in the City , consistent with last year's budget. Mayor Chris Curtis says that's because the new bu...

Mayor Paul Schore is recognized by local Boy Scout troop during final meeting Monday night  

Earth Day is Tuesday, and the United Way of Kankakee and Iroquois Counties is hosting a "day of action" across the area. Mariah Vail is the Development Manager for the United Way Vail says there's sti...

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Officer Megan Lanie and the Bradley Police Department remind you to keep your eyes on the road The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates...

It's time to find out what's happening overhead this week. With our notable night sky news, here's Madeline Shepley, Astronomy Professor and Director of the Strickler Planetarium at Olivet Nazarene Un...

Three people are dead following a one-car crash in Kankakee early Sunday morning. In press release, Kankakee City Police Chief Chris Kidwell says it happened about one yesterday morning in the 900 blo...

It's Easter weekend, but there's still plenty to do around Kankakee County, with a look at a few of the events, here's Nicole Gavin, Executive Director of Visit Kankakee County

During this morning's meeting of the Kankakee County Board's Finance Committee, County Treasurer Nick Africano told the committee the county's "Choices" program is taking off   Africano also poin...

Iroquois County Sheriffs Police report they, along with agents from the US Marshals Great Lakes Task force, arrested 62-year-old Mark S. Oberloh of Sheldon on a warrant charging him with three counts ...

The number of jobs in Illinois is reaching historic levels. The state Department of Employment Security says non farm payroll jobs increased almost 15-thousand last month to a record high of nearly si...