Economic Alliance of Kankakee County President and CEO Angela Morrey told us last week that three-hundred new jobs are coming to Momence. Morrey added that the company specializes in baking handmade croissants for retail, food service, and private labels. The wholesale bakery plans to be operational by December or Janu...

Bradley Police report restaurant employees were allegedly assaulted by a customer Sunday night. According to police reports, officers were called to a restaurant in the 1100 Block of Bradley Boulevard around 6:30 Sunday night for an assault in progress. When officers arrived, they spoke to an employee and the manager o...

Bradley Police responded to a residential burglary Sunday night. According to reports, officers responded to a home in the 200 Block of North Grande Avenue just before six Sunday night in reference to a burglary that had just occurred. When officers arrived, they spoke with a resident who gave them a description of mul...

An original musical written and produced by two Olivet Nazarene University graduates recently received the award for Best Musical Film of The Year in Nashville. Jake LaMore has the story.

At Monday night's Bradley Village Board Meeting, Mayor Mike Watson reminded everyone that they have until Thursday to register their pup for this Saturday's 3rd Annual Wag-O-Ween. Mayor Watson says you can register your dog at Bradley Village Hall until Thursday and that there is a ten dollar registration fee. All proc...

A resolution was passed at Monday night's Bradley Village Board to spend around $362,000 on sanitary sewer work. Mayor Mike Watson says the maintenance work targets some of the older tiles in the sanitary sewer system. National Power Rodding submitted the lowest bid and will install cured-in-place pipelining in basin 4...

The Powerball jackpot is rolling over again. There was no grand prize winner in Monday night's drawing, pushing the jackpot up to 409-million dollars ahead of the next chance to strike it rich on Wednesday. Odds of winning are roughly one in 292 million. Meanwhile, Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing is worth an e...

A traffic crash on the Interstate near Manteno Monday evening sent two people to the hospital. Few details are available, but the Illinois State Police say the crash happened just after five last night on the northbound side of the interstate between Bourbonnais Parkway and the Manteno exit. Reports say four passenger ...

A federal jury is convicting a Chicago man of assaulting two correctional officers while being detained at the Jerome Combs Detention Center. A federal jury returned two guilty verdicts against Jermaine Turner. Prosecutors say Turner was being held by the United States Marshals Service at the Kankakee facility in Nov...

Let's take a look now at 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

Iroquois County Sheriff's Police report an aggravated assault arrest. According to reports 26-year-old Clifford A Mischke Junior of Thawville was arrested by police Saturday and taken to the Iroquois County Jail. No other details of the arrest were released.

The help wanted sign will soon be out at the Manteo Community Fire Protection District. In a press release sent out over the weekend, Manteno Fire Chief Rick Petersen says his department was one of 97 departments nationwide to get a Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response or SAFER grant from the Federal Emerg...

Early voting got underway today for the November third general election. County Clerk Dan Hendrickson says voting continues through November second at his office in downtown Kankakee Hendrickson says you can contact his office if you have any questions.

The Village of Bourbonnais is asking residents to take part in an online survey about future plans for Career Center Road. Village Communications Manager Jakob Knox says the survey is a follow up to the open house held by the Village August 27th The survey will be available on the Village of Bourbonnais website through...

The 44th annual Kankakee and Iroquois River Clean-Up day, postponed from last weekend because of the weather, is scheduled for this Saturday. Ken Munjoy is the President of the Northern Illinois Anglers Association which is sponsoring the event and he says there will be five sites along the Kankakee and Iroquois River...

Officials in Will County want you to know the Disaster Loan Outreach Center at the Monee Public Works building has been extended for two more weeks. The center is set up to help those dealing with the aftermath of the July 27th storms that moved through the area. The center will now be open from nine in the morning unt...

Bradley Police report a business was burglarized early this morning. According to reports, officers responded to an alarm call at business in the 1600 Block of North Bradley Boulevard just before three this morning. On their way to the business, police spotted a dark colored SUV leaving the area with no lights on trave...

A Frankfort mother has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly killing her 2-year-old son. Officers were called September 1st for a report on an injured child. When officials arrived, a neighbor was performing CPR on 2-year-old Barrett Walsh after he was found hanging in the basement. He was taken to t...

Oktoberfest continues in Downtown Manteno today. Manteno Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Ashley Peterson with some of today's events. Oktoberfest runs through Sunday in Downtown Manteno. More info at Manteno Chamber dot com.

The Limestone Township Fire Protection District will celebrate seventy-five years as a department this Saturday with an open house. Fire Chief Ryan Bell says everyone is invited. Chief Bell added that past Limestone fire members are welcome to call him up to RSVP for the dinner.