Author Archives: Nancy Caddigan

More than two years after he caused a massive manhunt in the Gilman area, 36-year-old Joel Smith has been sentenced to nine years in prison. Smith pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a girl on an Am...

A Manhattan District 114 physical education teacher, placed on paid leave last week amid allegations of violating district policy, will not return next year. On Wednesday, the Manhattan Board of Educa...

A traffic stop on East Court Street around midnight Tuesday ended with a DUI arrest. City police say an officer spotted a maroon Pontiac Grand Prix veer over a curb and onto the sidewalk before making...

In Kankakee last night, just before 9 p.m., a routine traffic stop turned into a chase. Kankakee City Police pulled over 21 year old Mariyonna Laster for speeding on East Court Street. A check reveale...

Last week's rains have gone a long way toward lessening drought concerns in our area. The latest map just released today by the US Drought Monitor has all of Kankakee, Will, Grundy and Livingston coun...

There will be a pair of shows this weekend at Strickler Planetarium at Olivet. Madeline Shepley is the planetarium director The planetarium is in front of the Reed Hall of Science on Olivet's Campus.

A burn ban is set to go into effect in Iroquois County at midnight tonight. Starting at midnight tonight, Iroquois County residents need to refrain from open burning and use of consumer fireworks. Fir...

The Concert lineup has been released for this year's Watseka Family Fest. The fest is planned for Friday and Saturday August 22nd and 23rd at American Legion Park in Watseka. Friday night's entertainm...

Illinois' unemployment rate is stable. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state's jobless rate was unchanged at four-point-nine-percent in January. Non-farm payroll jobs were down...

Illinois lawmakers are considering a mileage tax on drivers to help maintain state infrastructure. The Sun Times reports new proposed legislation would create a pilot program to explore the viability ...