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Category Archives: MMP News Headlines

Weekend accident results in minor injuries
Minor injuries were reported after a two-car crash in Iroquois County over the weekend. According to reports, a car driven by 52-year-old John J. Reynolds of Park Forest was southbound on 18-hundred E...
MMP-RG Feb 23, 2022
Kankakee man arrested for burglary
A man who invited an acquaintance into his home to use his cell phone Friday was the victim of residential theft when the acquaintance apparently left the apartment in the 300 block of East River Stre...
MMP-RG Feb 23, 2022
Suspended plate results in drug arrest
Kankakee police arrested a man on drug charges last night after his vehicle was spotted at a gas station on Court Street with suspended license plates. According to reports an officer saw what appeare...
MMP-RG Feb 23, 2022
Group speaks out at Bourbonnais meeting about snow removal
During last night's Bourbonnais Village Board meeting, a group of residents from Briarcliff Subdivision spoke during public comment about snow removal in the village, asking why it took so long for th...
MMP-RG Feb 23, 2022
State of Illinois/Chicago To Remove Mask And Vaccine Requirements Feb. 28
Chicago will remove its mask and COVID-19 vaccine requirement for certain public spaces next week. The change goes into effect February 28th, the same day the State of Illinois will lift the statewide...
MMP-RG Feb 23, 2022
Ribfest Moving To Wheaton This Year
The annual Ribfest is moving to Wheaton this year. Festival organizers announced yesterday that the four-day event will shift to the DuPage County Fairgrounds. The move follows 32-years in Naperville ...
MMP-RG Feb 22, 2022
Lights on for a Rare Cause
A Green, blue, purple, and pink light display in front of CSL Behring is not a remnant of Christmases past, It's in honor of Rare Disease Month. The CSL display is one of dozens around the world takin...
MMP-RG Feb 21, 2022
More Covid Deaths in Northwest Indiana
Even as the omicron variant subsides, Covid 19 fatalities continue to mount in our northwest Indiana listening area. The Indiana Department of Health today reports Newton County's 66 fatality and Whit...
MMP-RG Feb 21, 2022
Former Paxton Mayor Dies
A former longtime mayor of Paxton has died. Jim Kingston served as Paxton's mayor for 28 years. He was first elected in 1977 at the age of 32 and retired in 2005. When elected he was the youngest pers...
MMP-RG Feb 21, 2022
ISP answers more than 2000 calls during storm
The Illinois State Police have released a report following the winter storm that hit Illinois last week. The report says troopers investigated a total of 303 traffic crashes during the storm, responde...
MMP-RG Feb 21, 2022