The City of Wilmington Police Department reminds residents that Murphy Road will be closed from the West I-55 Frontage Road to Kavanaugh Road starting Wednesday. In a Facebook post the department says the closure is necessary for infrastructure improvements related to the extension of Elion Boulevard and is expected to...

A traffic stop early Monday morning netted Bradley Police a gun arrest. According to reports, it was just about 12:30 yesterday morning when Bradley Police stopped a car driven by 25-year-old Jordan M Etienne of Bourbonnais for an expired license plate. A check found Etienne to be allegedly driving on a suspended licen...

A traffic stop Monday netted Iroquois County Sheriff's Police a drug arrest. According to reports deputies stopped a car driven by 42-year-old Edward Tungate of Milford for suspected DUI. A search of Tungate allegedly turned up suspected cocaine. Tungate was taken into custody by Iroquois County Deputies for driving un...

The National Weather Service is confirming that eight tornadoes hit the Chicago area Wednesday. An EF-1 tornado touched down in Gary, Indiana. Gary also experienced two EF-0 tornadoes later in the day. An EF-0 tornado hit Highland, Indiana, as well as rural southeastern Joliet, the east side of Frankfort and in the ...

Will County Sheriff's Police report the arrest of a 28-year-old Lockport man this week on numerous drug and weapons charges. In a press release, Deputies say Wednesday marked the end of a months-long investigation when search warrants were served at two locations associated with Denzel S. Hawthorne of Lockport. At the ...

The annual General Membership Meeting and dinner for the Northern Illinois Anglers Association was held last night at the Aroma Park Boat Club. Association President Ken Munjoy tells us about one of the Association's annual events, the Kankakee River Clean-up This year's Kid's Fishing day will be held starting at eight...

Let's find out now what's happening in Kankakee County this weekend. With a look at a few of the events, here's Nicole Gavin, Executive Director of Visit Kankakee County

Some heavy weather moved through the area, bringing with it high winds, a lot of rain, hail and at least one tornado warning for Kankakee County. The tornado sirens were triggered just after 5:30 last night when the National Weather Service noticed rotation in storm clouds in the southeastern corner of the county. So f...

Today is the first day of spring for Earth's northern hemisphere, also known as the vernal equinox, . At this point in the planet's annual orbit, the sun appears directly over the equator, producing essentially the same amount of time in daylight and darkness over today's 24 hours. Then, for the northern half of the ...

Nearly 100 people attended a candidates forum last night for candidates in the City of Watseka. Among those on hand for last night's forum, the two men vying to be the next Mayor of Watseka. Candidate Scott Anderson said its all about transparency Both Anderson and Marier are current Aldermen in the City. The election ...

Illinois lawmakers are moving forward with a controversial bill that would place regulations on homeschooling in the state. Hundreds of opponents to the measure rallied at the State Capitol building yesterday as the bill was approved by the House Education Policy Committee. Under the legislation, families would be re...

A traffic stop Sunday afternoon netted Kankakee City Police a gun arrest. According to reports, it was just before 4:30 Sunday afternoon when officers stopped a car driven by 27-year-old Debraun Lewis-Mayo for a traffic violation. A check found Lewis-Mayo to be driving on a revoked license and without proper insurance....

A traffic stop over the weekend netted Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group agents a drug arrest. In a press release, KAMEG agents say it was just before midnight Saturday night when they stopped a car near the intersection of Route 45/52 and South Tech Drive in Kankakee. A passenger in the car, identified as 3...

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory, that goes into effect for us at 10 this morning and runs til seven tomorrow morning. The weather service says we can expect winds running 25-35 miles an hour out of the south. Those winds will gust at times up to 50 miles an hour. The gusty winds will blow around...

Jasper County Indiana Sheriff's Police report the arrest of a 23-year-old Wheatfield man on child sex charges. In a press release, Jasper County Deputies say they arrested Xavier L Newbury last Friday night in connection with an investigation that started last September, where Newbury was accused of sexually assaulting...

Kankakee County Sheriff's Police are looking for a camper reported stolen last Friday from a home in Cabery. Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy Trent Bukowski has our Crime Stoppers Tip of the Week Tips to Crime Stoppers are anonymous and could result in a cash reward.

The Village of Bourbonnais is looking to welcome a new business to town. During last night's Village Board Meeting, trustees passed an ordinance granting a special use permit to Razz Cigar Schore said the owners have a similar business in Northwest Indiana. Also during last night's meeting, it was announced the search...

Jasper County Indiana Sheriff's Police are looking for help to identify what, they say, appears to be human cremains found in DeMotte. In a Facebook post, deputies say the Jasper County Coroner's office was called to a home on Azalea Street last week because an urn had been found with no identification tags on it. A pi...

The City of Kankakee, last night, honored four officers for their actions following a shooting last month in the 700 block of East Locust. Kankakee Mayor Chris Curtis Sergeant Sam Bagajski and Officers Jana Brooks, David Mullen and Christopher McCarver were honored for their quick actions the night of February 23rd.

Village of Bourbonnais Trustees last night agreed to a new contract with the International Union of Operating Engineers local 399 - the union that represents Public Works employees and a few other employees in the Village. Mayor Paul Schore said it's a four- year deal Village Attorney Patrick Dunn said employees covere...