Author Archives: Nancy Caddigan

Lawmakers in Springfield are considering whether to ban retail stores from selling products containing harmful additives. Legislation that would ban harmful chemicals in candy, soda and other food ite...

If you live in the Village of Bradley and haven't yet applied for the rebate of the Village portion of your property taxes, Bradley Mayor Mike Watson reminds you there is still time to apply Watson re...

Kankakee County Sheriff's Police continue to investigate theft from a construction sight in rural St. Anne earlier this week. Kankakee County Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy Trent Bukowski has our C...

A Wheatfield, Indiana man was arrested over the weekend after he called police to report a domestic violence situation at a Rensselaer home in which he portrayed himself as the victim. However, Rensse...

Just like Monday night, the Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that the I-55 exit at Rt.17 in Dwight will be closed again tonight. The closure is necessary for the installation of str...

After some 50 years of providing cooling relief for swimmers on hot summer days, the Dwight Village Board has announced that it will be closing the Stevenson Pool. The decision was made following the ...

The Iroquois County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan has been wrapped up. Iroquois County Emergency Management Agency Coordinator Scott Anderson says the plan has been a long time in the works. The pla...

During last night's Kankakee City Council meeting, Aldermen heard from Nicole Gavin, Executive Director of Visit Kankakee County, the local convention and visitor's bureau about tourism in the county ...

If you've traveled Court Street at Kennedy Drive this week, you've probably noticed a problem with the traffic light. During last night's Kankakee City Council Meeting, Mayor Chris Curtis talked about...

Nick Allen, Chief of Staff for 40th District State Senator Patrick Joyce was at last night's Bourbonnais Village Board meeting to give trustees some good news The Village had begun work on plans to re...