The classic rock band Foreigner will headline this year's Summer Bash celebration in Gibson City. Officials made the announcement Tuesday. The band has 10 platinum albums and had hits like Cold As Ice, Feels Like The First Time, I Want To Know What Love Is and Hot Blooded. The show is Saturday August 16th. Tickets ar...

A woman who has an active Kankakee County order of protection against a Joliet man, called police after he allegedly slapped and choked her at a Joliet hotel Saturday night. Prosecutors allege the two had met for a sex when she tells police she took a phone call from a caller who 56 year old Tamolus Jackson of Joliet ...

There was an explosion and a structure fire in rural Grant Park this afternoon. The Chicagoland Fire-ground Facebook page is reporting heavy fire is showing from the building and there may be one person injured. We do not know how serious. Fire fighters from as far away at Manhattan have been called in to assist. K...

Kankakee City Fire Department was called to a home in the 700 block of Webster Circle west about 7:15 last night, that after a woman called to say she was at work when she was notified her smoke alarm was going off. When they got there, firefighters say they found smoke coming from the roof and fire contained to the a...

That flood warning continues in effect for the Kankakee River at Momence. The National Weather Service issued the warning Monday after an ice jam began forming last week. The US Geological Survey lists the river level at Momence at just over six feet. The latest report says there has been a malfunction with the water...

During this morning's meeting of the Kankakee County Board's Executive Committee, County Clerk Dan Hendrickson was asked about any upcoming elections. Hendrickson pointed out there will be a primary election in the County on February 25th Early voting is available at the County Clerk's office in downtown Kankakee for t...

During this morning's meeting of the Kankakee County Board's Executive Committee, Regional Superintendent of Schools Frank Petkunas was asked if more can be done to reach out to minorities in an effort to alleviate the teacher's shortage in the county. Petkunas pointed out it's challenging to get new teachers to re-loc...

During this morning's meeting of the Kankakee County Board's Executive Committee, Veteran's Assistance Commission Superintendent Eric Peterson told the committee the Federal VA recently released their 2024 National Suicide Prevention report Peterson said his organization is putting more effort into getting out into the...

The defense attorneys for Richard Allen are asking a judge to vacate his conviction for the murders of Abby Williams and Libby German. Allen was convicted in November of their deaths in 2017 and sentenced to 130-years in prison. His attorneys mention a possible confession from another person in their 24-page motion a...

Closing arguments are set to begin today in Michael Madigan's landmark corruption trial. Attorneys for the former Illinois House Speaker formally rested their case last week. The Chicago Democrat and co-defendant Michael McClain face charges accusing them of conspiring to participate in an array of bribery and extor...