Author Archives: Nancy Caddigan

There are plenty of winter activities going on around Kankakee County this weekend. With a look at a few of the events, here's Nicole Gavin, Executive Director of Visit Kankakee County  

No one was injured, but fire caused some 45-thousand-dollars in damage to a home on North Industrial in Kankakee last night. Kankakee Fire Chief Bryan LaRoche says firefighters were called to the home...

An outbreak of the bird flu is being blamed for wiping out an entire flock of chickens at a family-run farm in south suburban Matteson. The owners of Kakadoodle Farm are hoping to get back and running...

Manhattan police say burglars apparently used an SUV to bust open the front door of a tobacco store just after 5 this morning in the 24,000 block of Rt. 52. The bad guys grabbed as much as they could ...

69 year old John Fleet of Wilmington made his first court appearance Wednesday in Will County Court. Fleet is charged with violating the state's Scott's law in the death of 35 year old Illinois State ...

KAMEG Agents Wednesday along with Bradley Police arrested three people in connection with an ongoing narcotics investigation during which two of the suspects distributed approximately 173 grams of met...

Good news if you like to spend your time tracking Kankakee County Finances. During this morning's meeting of the County Board's Finance Committee, County Auditor Colton Ekhoff announced his office has...

The Kankakee County Board's Finance Committee took the first step in abating some taxes for the new fiscal year. The committee met this morning and voted to recommend the abatement to the full board. ...

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Wednesday afternoon for the East River Walk project in the City of Kankakee. Kankakee Mayor Chris Curtis says the project has been a long time in coming   Curti...

General Information Incident Date / Time: January 22nd, 2025 10:40PM Last Updated: January 22nd, 2025 10:40PM Issuing Agency: Grundy County Sheriff Office - (815) 942-0336 Incident Summary At the requ...