Author Archives: Nancy Caddigan

Former Governor Ryan estate sale begins today An estate sale begins today at the late Illinois Governor George Ryan's home in Kankakee. According to Estate Sales dot net, the four day sale runs throug...

Mega Millions jackpot grows The Mega Millions jackpot continues to climb. There was no grand prize winner in Tuesday night's big drawing so the jackpot rolls over to 680-million-dollars with a cash op...

Bourbonnais Pickleball Courts open The much-awaited pickleball courts at Ed Hayes Park in Bourbonnais are now open. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Monday afternoon to officially open the courts. B...

Notable Night Sky News Let's find out now what's going on overhead this week. With our Notable Night Sky News, here's Madeline Shepley, Astronomy Professor and Director of the Strickler Planetarium at...

Peotone Police issue community alert Peotone Police are asking folks in the area to be on alert. In a Facebook post, Peotone Police report one of their officers was flagged down about 11 Wednesday nig...

No injuries reported when silo collapses in Martinton No one was injured when a concrete and rebar grain silo collapsed Wednesday afternoon in Martinton. In a press release, Iroquois County Emergency ...

Kitchen fire damages Kankakee home Kankakee City Fire Department personnel were called out again overnight. This time, firefighters were called to a home in the 400 block of South Osborn Avenue for a ...

Fire damages apartment building Kankakee City Fire Department personnel were called to a fire in an apartment in the 200 block of Crestlane Monday night. According to reports, it was just before 10 la...

Man killed in fatal crash identified We have a name now of the motorcyclist killed Sunday when his motorcycle collided with a car on Route 17 west of Kankakee. Illinois State Police say the crash happ...

Sister Jean dead at 106 A beloved figure in college basketball is dead at 106. Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt was the team chaplain for Loyola-Chicago for decades. She was put in the spotlight back in 20...