Category Archives: MMP News Headlines

There's quite a bit to do around Kankakee County this weekend. With a look at a few of the events, here's Nicole Gavin, executive Director of Visit Kankakee County

The 10th Annual Grant Park Cabin Fever Reliever is coming up tomorrow in the Village of Grant Park. Ben Detloff is a trustee in the Village and the Chairperson for the event, and he says the festiviti...

Illinois officials are touting a record setting jump in enrollment for the 2025 Health Insurance Marketplace Open Enrollment Period. Governor Pritzker announced nearly 466-thousand Illinoisans enrolle...

Two out-of-state men passing through the region on I-55 were pulled over in the Dwight area Tuesday and ended up being arrested on weapons charges. This after the Grundy County Proactive Unit says a s...

It appears the municipal elections coming up in April have complicated Watseka's search for a new police chief. Current Chief Jeremy Douglas is retiring, but has agreed to stay on until March 1st for ...

Unemployment was down again in the Kankakee area in December. The Illinois Department of Employment Security places the number at an even 5 percent, that's down from November's 5.2 percent and much lo...

Two people were killed and four were taken to the hospital following an accident involving a garbage truck and two other vehicles this morning on Rt. 45 between Rt. 52 and Offner Road. State police ha...

Kankakee School District 111 officials are addressing a rumor going around the area today that says ICE Agents entered Kankakee High School this morning looking for illegal immigrants. In a Facebook p...

A crash on Route 114 east of Momence Wednesday afternoon sent one person to the hospital. State Police reports say the crash happened just after 3:30 yesterday afternoon when a car and SUV were eastbo...

Bradley Police report a pair of battery calls Wednesday. The first was just after three Wednesday afternoon when officers were called to the 200 block of North Madison Avenue for a fight between two b...