Man Shot and Killed in Kankakee Sunday Night A person was shot and killed late Sunday night on Kankakee's east side. According to a press release from Kankakee City Police, the homicide occurred just before 10:30 Sunday night in a parking lot in the 900 block of East Court Street. When officers arrived on the scene a...

Kankakee City Police Make Weapons Arrest A weapons call made to Kankakee City Police Wednesday resulted in the arrest of a 25 year old Kankakee man. According to police reports, officers were called to a business in the 500 block of South Washington Avenue just after eleven Wednesday morning to a report of two people s...

ICC cuts rate increase requests The Illinois Commerce Commission is cutting down the rate requests of two big gas utilities in the state. The ICC reduced Ameren Illinois' rate request for its natural gas delivery services by nearly 56-million-dollars. The ICC also cut more than 146-million-dollars off Nicor's Gas' ra...

Senator fires staffer who posed as lawyer A staffer of U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth is out of the job after being accused of posing as a lawyer for a man detained at an ICE facility. Capitol News Illinois obtained a letter Duckworth sent to the acting director of ICE on Monday, notifying him that Edward York had been ...

Bourbonnais Board passes tax abatement ordinances The Bourbonnais Village Board last night voted to abate taxes that would have been collected next fiscal year to make bond payments. Village Finance Director Tara Latz Saturday night's performance will be held at Olivet's Centennial Chapel.

No injuries from Sunday crash There were no injuries reported from a crash on I-57 Sunday morning. According to reports, it was just after six Sunday morning when State Police were called to the Southbound side of the interstate just north of the Bradley/Bourbonnais exit for a two car crash. Reports say one car rear-en...

Full SNAP benefits restored Those in Illinois that get SNAP benefits will get their full benefit amounts for November. The State Department of Human Services is restoring the benefits now that the federal government shutdown has ended. IDHS anticipates that the remaining benefit payments will be made over the coming ...

Mahomet school board member pleads not guilty in Kankakee County crash A Mahomet School Board member charged with hitting a State Trooper's car earlier this year in Kankakee County is pleading not guilty. State police say in March, the trooper responded to a report of debris in the roadway on I-57 near Chebanse. The ...

Crime Stoppers Tip of the Week Local authorities continue to look for information about a double homicide from New Years Day. 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. Lottery...

It's Veterans Day Today Today is Veteran's Day, the day we set aside to honor those who have served in America's armed forces. Originally called Armistice Day, November the 11th marked the end of World War I and the signing of the Armistice between Germany and the Allies. Hostilities in the first world war ended on th...

Veteran's Observance Held The third annual Veteran's Day Observance was held Saturday at the Ray Ollie Memorial at the AN Webber Logistics building on Kankakee's South Side. Keynote speaker for the event was Retired US Air Force Major Dennis Davoren who spoke about his struggles with PTSD and alcoholism The museum is l...

Coal City man arrested on child sex charges Coal City Police report the arrest of a 46-year-old man on child sex related charges. In a press release, Coal City Police say David A Hietschold Junior was arrested Wednesday following a search warrant at his home in the 800 block of East Division. As a result of the search...

Flags across IL ordered to 1/2 staff The state of Illinois is paying tribute to former Vice President Dick Cheney. Cheney died this week at the age of 84 due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. Illinois is honoring him by flying Flags at half staff throughout the state until sunset on Nove...

Madgian appeals conviction Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is appealing his conviction on federal corruption charges. Madigan's attorneys claim prosecutors flouted recent Supreme Court rulings reining in the use of the bribery and fraud statutes and stretched the laws "past their breaking points.&qu...

Bradley Police arrests Kempton man Bradley Police report the arrest of a Kempton man after he allegedly threatened Police. According to reports, it was just after 11 Friday night when officers on patrol noticed what appeared to be an argument outside an establishment on West Broadway. A witness told police there was an...

Notable Night Sky News 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. Body found in river Local authorities say they don't know the identity of a man pulled from the Kankakee River ...

Multiple fatalities reported from Thursday night crash There are reports of a fatal crash in far western Kankakee County overnight. According to reports, it was about 10 last night when two cars collided near Reddick. It appears both cars burst into flame and according to reports there were no survivors. The names of t...

ISP investigating Watseka Police It appears multiple officers with the Watseka Police Department are being investigated by the Illinois State Police. WCIA in Champaign says Watseka Police Chief Eric Starkey confirmed to them Wednesday an investigation was underway, but was unable to confirm the identities of the office...

Legislators propose new taxes Illinois lawmakers are considering ways to fund Chicago-area mass transit agencies. State Democrats proposed several taxes to generate one-point-five billion dollars to help the CTA, Metra and Pace avoid a more than 200-million-dollar fiscal cliff next year. The bill includes an amusemen...

Bradley Village Board bids out new building A resolution was passed at Monday night's Bradley Village Board Meeting to accept the bids for the construction of an additional maintenance building at the 315 Sports Complex. Financial Director Rob Romo says how much it will cost. Romo says they hope to break ground on the ...