As we head into the holiday season, Nicole Gavin, Executive Director of Visit Kankakee County says there's plenty to do around Kankakee County this weekend

Former Chicago Alderman Daniel Solis is taking his turn as a key witness in Michael Madigan's racketeering trial. Solis took the stand yesterday, eight years after he began working an FBI mole while still in City Council. Solis discussed his background and time at City Hall before the trial recessed for the week. Th...

The Illinois Supreme Court is overturning Jussie Smollett's disorderly conduct conviction. The state's high court ruled that a special prosecutor's decision to retry the former "Empire" actor over allegations he staged a hate crime against himself violated his rights because he had already entered into an ag...

Good news if you're starting your Thanksgiving holiday travel this weekend. Triple-A says gas prices are down from where they were a year ago at this time. Triple-A says the average cost for a gallon of regular no-lead gas is three-dollars-19 cents across the Land of Lincoln, that's down 26 cents from where it was a ye...

Indiana State Police report a traffic crash on I-65 Thursday took the life of a 77-year-old DeMotte Indiana woman. In a press release, State Police say it was just after 11:30 yesterday morning when an SUV traveling northbound on the interstate just south of the Demotte/Roselawn exit, failed to recognize that traffic o...

The unemployment rate in Kankakee County fell for the second consecutive month in October. The Illinois Department of Employment Security today puts the number at 5.4 percent, down a tenth of a point from September and lower that the 5.7 percent of a year ago. The Champaign area had the lowest unemployment in the sta...

The Ford County Health Department it's looking for a new public health administrator, they will be the county's fourth health department administrator since 2023. Current administrator Paul Abraham who took over the department in July has informed the county board that he will be leaving the job in December. Abraham s...

Another of those Secret Food Pantry mobile pop-up events is planned for this afternoon in the Village of Bourbonnais. This one runs from noon til one in the location on Briarwood Lane. Organizers of the event ask you show up no more than a half hour before it begins and that you follow the route outlined by Bourbonnais...

No one was reportedly injured when a train hit a car on the tracks at Route 50 and Bourbonnais Parkway. Reports say the car got stuck on the tracks and the people in side the car were able to get out before it got hit. Authorities say there were also no injuries reported among the 133 passengers and crew on the train.

Thanksgiving may be a week away, but State and Local traffic safety programs start tomorrow. Bradley Public Safety Traffic Officer Megan Lanie has more The National Transportation Safety Administration estimates some 500 people will lose their lives in Thanksgiving Holiday traffic crashes this year.