Crash at Route 50 and 12000 North Road Illinois State Police report another crash at Route 50 and 12-thousand North Road in far northern Kankakee County. Troopers say the crash happened about 5:30 Monday evening when the 2019 Honda Fit driven by 37-year-old Marissa Gillum was traveling westbound on 12-thousand north ro...

State Police re-open Momence Burger King murders case Illinois State Police is asking for the public's help in solving a nearly 20-year-old double homicide cold case at a Burger King in Momence. Pam Branka and Paul Jones were both employees of the fast-food restaurant attached to the Circle K gas station on Gladiolus...

Local Pols gather for unity breakfast Local representatives from both sides of the political aisle gathered this morning at the Hoppy Pig in Bradley for a breakfast to show unity in local politics. Kankakee County Democratic Party Chair and City of Kankakee 6th Ward Alderman Mike Cobbs There were some 50 local politici...

Dr. Hamdan named Riverside Foundation Samaritan of the Year The Riverside Healthcare Foundation awarded its Samaritan of the year award last night. This year's winner, Dr. Joehar Hamdan said he was humbled to win the award The Illinois Legislature designated September 15-21st as Farm Safety Week in the state. State Une...

Senator Joyce reminds drivers to be careful during farm safety week It's Farm Safety Week in the State of Illinois. 40th District State Senator Patrick Joyce reminds drivers to be on the lookout as harvest season starts to ramp up Farm Safety Week in the State of Illinois runs through Sunday. First West Nile Virus deat...

Crime Stoppers Tip of the Week Time now for our Crime Stoppers Tip of the Week. With that, here's Kankakee County Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy Trent Bukowski The State Legislature has designated this week as Farm Safety week in the State of Illinois

Bourbonnais passes ordinance outlawing sale of certain drugs During last night's Bourbonnais Village Board meeting, trustees passed an ordinance outlawing the sale of Cannabinoid and Kratom products inside village limits. Village Attorney Patrick Dunn Senator Joyce says the hope is there'll be a signal at Rte 50 and 12...

Sept 15-21 is Farm Safety Week in IL This has been designated "Farm Safety Week" in the State of Illinois. 106th District State Representative Jason Bunting says the idea is to call attention to the dangers of agriculture and what can be done to prevent them The walk raised about 51-thousand of the 68-thousan...

Two Bradley homes damaged by fire Fire damaged a pair of homes in Bradley Thursday afternoon. Acting Bradley Fire Chief Jim Spoon says it was about 2:30 yesterday afternoon when firefighters were called to the 100 block of Quincy where they found fire that it had started on the back deck of one home and had already spr...

Representatives Haas and Bunting reflect on 9/11 The Kankakee Area Chamber of Commerce held a legislative reception last night at the Kankakee Country Club. 79th District State Representative Jackie Haas and 106th District State Representative Jason Bunting were both on hand for the event. Today being the 24th annivers...

Bailey says he'll run again Darren Bailey is seeking a rematch with Governor Pritzker. The former Republic state senator is reportedly planning to run for governor of Illinois again next year. Cook County Republican Party Chairman Aaron Del Mar said he has agreed to be his running mate. A formal campaign announcemen...

Judy Kilbride passes Word has reached the newsroom of the passing of Judy Kilbride. Kilbride, along with her late husband Gerry founded the Kilbride Family Foundation, a local not-for-profit. She was retired from the Bourbonnais Elementary School District where she had served as the Director of Student Services. Servic...

Notable Night Sky News for Sept 8th 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 Hibbs says the plan is to turn on the lights following the Watseka lighted Christmas Parade and the...

Interstate crash injures at least one A crash on the Interstate this morning sent at least one person to the hospital. State Police say it was just after 6:30 this morning when the crash happened between a semi and passenger car. Reports say the car left the roadway and hit a tree. State Police would only say injuries ...

Powerball jackpot rolls over....again The Powerball jackpot is jumping to a staggering one-point-seven billion dollars. There wasn't a winner on Wednesday night of the one-point-four billion dollar jackpot, the fourth largest in game history. If you win, you can elect to receive annuity payments of over five-million a...

One dead in Crete Township shooting Will County Sheriff's Police are investigating after two people were found shot in a car in Crete Township Tuesday night. in a Facebook post, Will County Deputies say there were called to the 23-hundred block of East Exchange Street in Crete Township about 9:15 last night. When they ...

Second property tax payment due this week Now that Labor Day is passed, Kankakee County Treasurer Nick Africano wants to remind you that the second installment of your property tax bill is due this week Smolkovich says this year's Scarecrow Festival will be Sunday, September 21st at Perry Farm. She said there are usual...

Tourism up in Kankakee County Tourism in Kankakee County showed major returns in 2024. Nicole Gavin, Executive Director of Visit Kankakee County, breaks down the numbers for us. Law enforcement around the state will have stepped up patrols this holiday weekend. Last year there were 11 fatal crashes in Illinois over the...

Kankakee City Police make arrests in August 7th shooting Kankakee City Police report a pair of arrests in connection with an incident earlier this month that sent two people to the hospital. According to reports, it was just after 11:30 in the evening on Thursday August 7th when officers were called to a report of gunf...

Crime Stoppers Tip of the Week Kankakee City Police are looking into a pair of robberies to pizza delivery people Saturday evening. With our Crime Stoppers Tip of the Week, here's Kankakee County Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy, Trent Bukowski Tips to Crime Stoppers are anonymous and could result in a cash reward. To...