The man responsible for reviving the Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in Theatre in Gibson City has died. WCIA in Champaign says Mike Harroun who reopened the drive-in in 1989 died Saturday. He was 69 years old.

The Mega Millions jackpot is back down to 50-million dollars. That after someone matched all the numbers in last night's drawing. Those numbers were 34,48,49,59 and 70 with the mega ball number 12. Officials say one ticket sold in Florida matched all the numbers to win an estimated 800-million-dollars. Tonight's Powerb...

The Jasper County Indiana Fair continues today at the fairgrounds just outside of Rensselaer. Fair Board President Gary Braasch with a rundown of some of today's events. The Jasper County Fair runs through Saturday at the fairgrounds just outside of Rensselaer.

The Kankakee County Fair opens today at the fairgrounds just south of the I-57 308 exit. Jen Bauer, Officer Manager for the fair has a rundown of today's events. See the full schedule of events at Kankakee Fair dot org.

Kankakee City Police report the arrest of a Kankakee man on weapons charges Monday. According to reports, officers were called to a home on last Thursday for a domestic disturbance. When police arrived, the victim allegedly told officers of several concerning incidents involving firearms in connection with 33-year-old ...

Both the Kankakee County and Manteno Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony at the YMCA Tuesday morning on Kennedy Drive in Kankakee to unveil their newly renovated Welcome Center. President and CEO David Parker said they're working hard to revitalize the Y. Parker added The new Welcome Center is just phase...

Governor JB Pritzker signed a school cellphone ban into law today. A measure requires all school districts and charter schools in the state to adopt a policy limiting the use of wireless communication devices on school grounds during the day.

The next Reel Justice Fishing Club will be held tonight at Heiland Lakes in St. Anne. Kankakee County State's Attorney Jim Rowe The Reel Justice Fishing Club runs from 5 til 7:30 tonight. There's more on the State's Attorney's website or his Facebook page.

Kankakee County Sheriff's Police are looking into a burglary from a solar farm in rural Manteno from earlier this week. Kankakee County Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy Trent Bukowski has our Crime Stoppers Tip of the Week

We have an ID now on the Rantoul man that was killed yesterday morning when the car he was driving collided with another on I-57 near Buckley. Iroquois County Coroner Bill Cheatum identified the man as 45-year-old Emiliano Ortega Galena of Rantoul Cheatum says Galena's car was traveling southbound in the northbound lan...

Time will be spent once again today assessing damage from yesterday's storms. Trees and power lines were downed as storms moved through the area late yesterday afternoon and early evening. Tornado warnings were issued about 4:30 yesterday afternoon when the National Weather Service saw a storm capable of producing a to...

Work is underway on Route 50 in Kankakee. Construction began yesterday on a four-mile stretch from Brookmont Boulevard to Route 45 and 52. Work includes intermittent milling and resurfacing, installation of pavement markings and raised reflective markers. One lane will be open in each direction during the two-point-...

Bradley Police report the arrest of a Saint Anne woman after she allegedly struck and killed a Bradley man with her car Friday night. According to reports, It was just after ten Friday night when officers were called to Kennedy Drive and Broadway Street for a crash that involved a car and a pedestrian. Despite life sav...

The Will County Coroner's office has identified the woman who died in a crash over the weekend in Smith Road in Manhattan. Manhattan firefighters were called to the roll-over crash on Smith Road east of Kankakee Street in Manhattan Saturday morning. Firefighters say they found a car that had gone off the roadway and ...

U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin was in town Friday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new point-of-care laboratory at Hippocrates Medical Clinic in downtown Kankakee. The clinic is being funded by the nonprofit health care access organization Heart to Heart International. Officials say the new lab will signifi...

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin was in town Friday helping Hippocrates Medical Clinic in downtown Kankakee celebrate their being chosen as one of only six clinics in the nation to get funding by the nonprofit health care access organization Heart to Heart International. Our Mike Ruble was there and asked the Senator what he p...

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory that will be in effect for us until nine o'clock tonight. The weather service says we should have a high temperature today right around 90, with the heat index running 110 or so. They say that kind of heat can cause heat illnesses. They remind you to drink plenty ...

With temperatures in the 90's and a heat index nearing 110 today the Kankakee County Sheriff's Department reminds you to keep an eye on those little ones and pets

Let's find out now 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

The jackpots for the Mega Millions and Powerball lotteries continue to grow. Nearly one-and-half billion dollars will be up for grabs this week. Saturday's Powerball drawing failed to produce a big winner, so an estimated 633-million dollars is on the line Monday night. Meanwhile, Tuesday's Mega Millions jackpot jum...