The Tri-County Auto Theft Task Force reports the arrest of a Watseka man after he was caught driving an allegedly stolen car. According to reports, it was just before four yesterday afternoon when officers were called to a gas station on Dixie Highway in St. Anne where the victim said he'd left his car running while he...

During Tuesday morning's Kankakee County Board meeting, the Board took up amendments to county ordinances when it comes to the siting of wind and solar farms in Kankakee County as well as the siting of potential battery and energy storage facilities. The changes were in reaction to a law passed in Springfield that take...

Local law enforcement is looking for help to find those responsible for a recent garage burglary. Kankakee County Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy Trent Bukowski has our Crime Stoppers tip of the week Tips to Crime Stoppers are anonymous and could result in a cash reward.

Bruce Schreffler of Schreffler Funeral Homes has passed away. According to his obituary he died Sunday at the age of 82 following an extended illness. Bruce began learning the family business from his father John Schreffler at age 16, and eventually joined the firm as Funeral Director and Embalmer in 1973. Bruce along ...

At Tuesday morning's Iroquois County Board meeting, several motions were passed in regards to various solar projects throughout the county. Board Chairman Paul Ducat. Chairman Ducat added that under current state law, the county no longer has the authority to reject solar farm projects as long as they are approved at ...

Watseka Fire Chief Ken Baier was appointed as a member of the Iroquois County Board to represent District 4 at this morning's full board meeting. Baier says he will sit on the Planning on Zoning Committee. Baier replaces Scott Watts on the Iroquois County board who passed away in December.

The Iroquois County Board approve a temporary moratorium on data centers and warehouse developments at Tuesday morning's board meeting. Chairman Paul Ducat says he's not a fan. According to Bloomberg, areas with high concentrations of data centers saw electricity prices jump 267 percent over the past five years.

An appeals court is ordering new trials for two members of the so-called "ComEd Four." The court made the ruling after hearing arguments during a hearing yesterday for lobbyist Michael McClain and former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore. Both were also ordered to be released from prison on bail. McClain, Pramagg...

O'Hare Airport is reclaiming the title of busiest airfield in the world. New data released by Airports Council International World shows O'Hare recorded more than 860-thousand aircraft operations last year. That is a nearly eleven-percent increase over the previous year and the equivalent of one takeoff or landing ev...

79th District State Representative Jackie Haas took to the House floor Tuesday to acknowledge the emergency response following the March 10th storms and the EF3 tornado Representative Haas also mentioned that it is Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, a time to say thank you to the dedicated professionals who serve as...

During Tuesday morning's Kankakee County Board meeting, Board members voted to give the north County Line Road to Will County. County Highway Engineer Greg Heiden As part of the agreement, Kankakee County will pay Will County almost one-and-a-half million dollars for design and construction of two bridges that fall in ...

The Tri-County Auto Theft Task Force report a pair of arrests in connection to an alleged car jacking a little over a week ago. The alleged carjacking happened about 10:30 last Sunday night in 18-hundred block of South Schuyler Avenue, where a man said he'd been trying to sell his 2014 silver Chevy Malibu to a couple, ...

The 30-year-old St. John Indiana woman, accused of killing the father of her children and his parents in Crete late last month has officially plead not guilty. Will County Court Records show Jenna Strouble was in court Friday and plead not guilty to multiple felonies including murder charges in connection with the Marc...

Kankakee County Sheriff's Police are investigating after a man allegedly punched another man in the face in rural Manteno last night. According to reports, it was just before 7:15 Sunday night when officers were called to a trailer park in rural Manteno where the victim told officers he'd been walking around the tailer...

One man is dead after a vehicle went into a creek in Morris. Police say the driver, 21-year-old Sean Michael Rentauskas Ren-TOW-skahs of Coal City, failed to negotiate the curve and his car veered off the roadway and went into Nettle Creek Saturday night. He was sent to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead earl...

St. Mary's Hospital in Kankakee earned national recognition for its emergency care. According to a press release, Saint Mary's Hospital has been recognized as a 4-Star Top Performer for Overall Emergency Department Care by Professional Research Consultants. The award of Distinction for Excellent Performance ranks Saint...

Bradley Police report a robbery that happened just before seven Sunday evening. Reports say it happened in the one-thousand block of East Broadway, but no other details are being released at this time.

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

Fire severely damaged the Good Table Family Restaurant in Kentland Indiana over the weekend. In a Facebook post, the Kentland-Jefferson Township Fire Department says the fire started in the kitchen area of the restaurant while it was open for business. Everyone was able to get out of the building safely, but the fire w...

Iroquois County Sheriff's Police report the arrest of a Gilman man after he was allegedly found to be in possession of a stolen car. Reports say deputies were called to Gilman by someone who said their car had been taken without their permission. That car was later found and stopped in the 400 block of East Elm in Wats...