Author Archives: Nancy Caddigan

A Kankakee man is receiving 45 years in prison for the shooting deaths of two Danville men in 2021. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul's office prosecuted Gregory Burns, who was found guilty of mur...

The Economic Alliance of Kankakee County is out with it's 2025 County Market Profile. Alliance Vice President of Business Development Angela Morrey says the profile is a great marketing tool for the a...

Getting around may be a little tricky early this morning. The State Department of Transportation says roads in the area are at least partly covered with ice, following a bout with freezing rain overni...

The jury in Michael Madigan's landmark corruption trial is entering its seventh day of deliberations. Jurors have been deliberating since January 29th, equaling more than 36 hours. The former Illinois...

Each Friday from nine in the morning until three in the afternoon, a representative from the Veteran's Assistance Commission of Kankakee County will be at the Kankakee Public Library to help local Vet...

A Kankakee woman who is in the process of moving called police Tuesday morning to report the theft of items still at her old address in the 900 block of West Station Street. The victim told officers s...

Hollywood is coming to Momence. A film crew will be in town for the next several weeks shooting a Netflix production. Police say the filming schedule could make finding a parking space downtown diffic...

Peotone is remembering former Peotone Police Chief Paul Farber. Farber passed away at the age of 76 last Friday following a battle with Alzheimer's disease. Farber served as Peotone Chief from 1999 un...

Two men believed to be responsible for an armed robbery in Paxton in December have been arrested in Chicago. The two, identified by Paxton police as 28 year old Rayvonn D Sampson of Champaign and 26 y...

Governor Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Revenue are encouraging eligible residents to take advantage of tax credits when filing their 2024 income tax returns this year. The Illinois Earned In...