Author Archives: Nancy Caddigan

Veronda's Music Village, which first opened its doors over 75 years ago, is shutting down for good. Richard Veronda started making music on West Court Street in 1949. The business is now run by his so...

A 17 year old Braidwood boy was in Will County Juvenile Court this morning after he allegedly stabbed three other juveniles during a party on property in the 23,800 block of Stripmine Road in unincorp...

A routine traffic stop in Jasper County over the weekend ended with the driver being shot and killed by a deputy after an altercation broke between the two as the deputy attempted to arrest the driver...

Another couple of cars were stolen in the area overnight. The first reported just after midnight this morning on North Chicago Avenue. The Tri-County Auto Theft Task force says that care was found a f...

Kankakee City Fire Department personnel were called to a garage fire on West Jeffrey this morning. Reports say the call came in about 8:15 this morning and when they got there, firefighters found the ...

The Pontiac Fire Department responded to two fires over the weekend. The first happened just before nine Saturday night in rural Pontiac and involved a large agricultural building. Firefighters from F...

The Kankakee County State's Attorney's office is looking for people to be a part of their Juvenile Mentoring or JUMP! Program. State's Attorney Jim Rowe says the program is all about keeping kids out ...

Newton County Indiana Sheriff Shannon Cothran is warning of another scam making the rounds. Sheriff Cothran says this one starts as a text that looks like it's coming from the IRS Sheriff Cothran note...

Illinois' unemployment rate is down slightly. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the state's jobless rate fell point-one percent to five-point-two-percent last month. Non-farm payroll...

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is warning the public about scams related to California wildfire relief efforts. Raoul says if you are planning to make a donation, make sure the charity is provi...