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Category Archives: MMP News Headlines

Closed Juvenile Detention Center to be Torn Down
An eyesore on the northern end of the Kankakee River State Park is being torn down. At a press conference Tuesday it was announced funding has been obtained to remove the long shuttered Juvenile Deten...
MMP-RG Nov 03, 2022
Phone Theft Leads to School Lockdowns in Channahon
Three Channahon Schools went on a precautionary lockdown Monday when a man stole a woman's phone and then refused to surrender to police near the learning facilities. It began with a hang-up 911 call ...
MMP-RG Nov 03, 2022
No Jail Time for Cruelty to Animals, 700 of them
Iroquois County prosecutors will not be asking for any jail time for a woman who pleaded guilty to cruel treatment of animals at a now shuttered animal sanctuary in Thawville, where the carcasses of s...
MMP-RG Nov 03, 2022
Kankakee seeks parade entries
After several decades, there'll be a Christmas Parade in the City of Kankakee this year. 4th Ward Alderman Lance Marczak is heading up the city's efforts and he says there's still plenty of space if y...
MMP-RG Nov 01, 2022
Rowe now State-wide lead in challenging SAFE-T Act
The Illinois Supreme Court Monday combined all 58 lawsuits from around the state seeking to rule the SAFE-T Act unconstitutional into the lawsuit filed by Kankakee County State's Attorney Jim Rowe in ...
MMP-RG Nov 01, 2022
Monday crash sends two to the hospital
Two people were cent to the hospital following a crash in northern Kankakee County Monday. Illinois State Police say it happened just before four yesterday afternoon when a car travelling westbound on...
MMP-RG Nov 01, 2022
He Came a Long Way to Be Arrested
A man traveled all the way from Olympia, Washington last week only to end up being arrested in Fairbury on charges of Indecent solicitation of a minor and traveling to meet a minor. Fairbury police sa...
Nancy Caddigan Oct 31, 2022
Barn Fire Accidental
A barn in the Coal City area is described as a total loss following a fire Friday night. Flames were already showing from the structure when firefighters arrived on the scene in the 5500 block of East...
Nancy Caddigan Oct 31, 2022
Back to Prison for a Diamond Man
A Diamond, Illinois man, out on parole, will most likely be heading back to prison to finish his 12 year sentence after being arrested on drug and weapons charges. Police say a parole compliance check...
Nancy Caddigan Oct 31, 2022
Prescription Take Back Goes Well
Saturday's prescription drug take back at Northfield Square Mall was a resounding success. The Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group, the Pledge for Life Partnership, State Representative Jacki...
Nancy Caddigan Oct 31, 2022