With summer nearly upon us, the Iroquois County Public Health Department is once again collecting dead birds in an effort to track the spread of West Nile Virus. Eric Cici is the health department's Administrator There's more about the bird surveillance and other programs on the Iroquois County Health Department's webs...

Another of those Secret Food Pantry mobile pop-up events is scheduled for Thursday afternoon in the Village of Bourbonnais. This one runs from noon til one tomorrow at the location on Briarwood Lane. Organizers of the event ask you show up no more than a half hour before it starts and that you follow the route outlined...

Kankakee City Police continue to look into a shooting in the city over the weekend. 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.

Kankakee County State's Attorney Jim Rowe's "Reel Justice Fishing Club" kicks off tonight. Rowe says the club is for kids and adults and starts at five tonight at the Municipal Pond in front of Bourbonnais Village Hall You can find out more about the club at K3SAO.com/fish

There was some excitement last night at the Lake Chaminwood Preserve. The Preserve is a mile north of Channahon off West Shepley. A young boy had to be rescued when his kayak overturned. The Tri-State Fire Alerts Facebook page says the boy ended up being pulled from the water by Good Samaritans on the scene. He is a...

There are only 6 days left for you to cast your vote for The Harvest Moon Drive-In in Gibson City. Harvest Moon is currently in second place in USA Today's Nationwide Best Drive-ins competition. The voting ends on May 13th at 11 AM, you can vote once a day. To cast your vote Click HERE.

A Kankakee County man was arrested over the weekend when he ran from police in the Minooka area. According to police 22 year old Aden Hall of Bradley was pulled over early Saturday morning near Ridge Road and McEvily Road, but quickly sped off. Police deployed stop sticks to bring the chase to an end. Hall was arres...

During last night's meeting of the Kankakee City Council, Aldermen gave the final okay to an agreement between the City and Visit Kankakee County, the local Convention and Visitor's Bureau. After the meeting, Mayor Chris Curtis said as a home-rule community, Kankakee will be looking at increasing the amount of the loca...

During last night's meeting of the Kankakee City Council, Mayor Chris Curtis gave aldermen an update on the Hobbie Avenue reconstruction project. Mayor Curtis added it will take pretty much the rest of the year to complete the project.

The Village of Bourbonnais is about to have something it's never had before - a K9 police officer. Bourbonnais Police Chief Jim Phelps Also during last night's meeting, trustees honored Paul Cavitt who retired after 37 years on the Village's planning commission.