Author Archives: Nancy Caddigan

Manhattan Fire Protection District firefighters were called out to a brush fire on South Egyptian Trail in Peotone Wednesday. Reports say they were called out about 2:45 and when they got there they f...

A Will County Judge has denied pretrial release for a 46 year old Crest Hill resident following his arrest in Braidwood. Brandon Quirk faces charges of aggravated battery, domestic battery, and obstru...

Benton County Commissioners have issued an executive order this week saying that due to dangerously dry conditions and a lack of rainfall, a burn ban is in effect. The order prohibits all open burning...

A boil order has been issued for the entire village of Buckley. No reason has been announced for the disruption. Boil all drinking and cooking water for at least five minutes before consuming. The Buc...

We have an update today on the condition of a Wheatfield woman found alive yesterday after spending six days in her vehicle that had crashed in Newton County. The family of Bri Cassell says she is lis...

During this morning's meeting of the Kankakee County Board's Criminal Justice Committee, 21st Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Thomas Cunnington told the committee the courts had just been awarded a nearl...

During this morning's meeting of the Kankakee County Board's Criminal Justice Committee. the committee got a report from Undersheriff Chad Gessner who wanted to hand out praise to the Sheriff's Depart...

Riverside Healthcare has a new Vice President of Operations. Riverside announced Monday that Benjamin McLain will be the the VP of Operations. In a press release, Riverside says McLain has more than t...

Another of those Secret Food Pantry mobile pop-up events happens tomorrow in the Village of Bourbonnais. This one runs from noon til one tomorrow at the location on Briarwood Lane. Organizers of the e...

Healthgrades is out with its 2025 Patient Safety Excellence Award winners among hospitals across the US. This year's recipients include 442 hospitals from 40 states and represent the top 10% of hospit...