Category Archives: MMP News Headlines

Kankakee Community College has a job fair coming up in April and they're looking for businesses to be a part. KCC Coordinator of Career Services Cyndney Boyd. The job fair will be held April 16th, emp...

At Tuesday night's Manteno Village Board Meeting, Mayor Annette LaMore invited resident Jake Smith to speak on how he'd like to create a memorial in town for those we've lost to suicide and to promote...

A 24-year-old Rantoul man has been sentenced to two centuries in prison after he was found guilty of child pornography charges. In November of 2024, Garrett L Moore of Rantoul was arrested by officers...

Jury selection got underway this morning in Kankakee County Court for the trial of Xandria Harris accused in the 2021 murder of Bradley Police Sergeant Marlene Rittmanic and the wounding of her partne...

Let's take a look now at what's going on overhead this week. With our Notable Night Sky News, here's Madeline Shepley, Astronomy Professor and Director of the Strickler Planetarium at Olivet.

During Thursday morning's meeting of the Kankakee County Board's Finance Committee, County Auditor Colton Ekhoff gave the committee a rundown of some of the activities from his office in 2025. Ekhoff ...

During Thursday morning's meeting of the Kankakee County Board's Finance Committee, the committee voted to extend the contract with Point of Difference Strategies. County Board Chair Matt Alexander Hi...

During Thursday morning's meeting of the Kankakee County Board's Finance Committee, Country Treasurer Nick Africano gave the committee and update on when tax bills should be going out this year. Afric...

There's a lot going on around the area this weekend, with a look at a few of the events, here's Angela Gear, Executive Director of Visit Kankakee County.

If you're looking for something to do with the kids, there are planetarium shows this weekend at Olivet. Olivet Astronomy Professor and Director of the Strickler Planetarium, Madeline Shepley. Show ti...