Kankakee City Police have made an arrest in connection to Tuesday morning's alleged arson of a home on North Greenwood Avenue. According to a press release, 24-year-old Nazhai S. Hill voluntarily turned herself in at the Kankakee Police department Tuesday afternoon. A subsequent investigation alleges Hill had been in a...

Kankakee Community College announced who will fill the seat of Michael Proctor on its board of trustees after he unexpectedly passed away last month. Matthew Schore has been appointed to fill Proctor's position. Schore will serve as a KCC board trustee until the next election in April 2027.

Services have been set for the Reed-Custer High School student who passed away unexpectedly Friday. Visitation for 18-year-old Tyson Jeffery Whittum of Braidwood will be held Friday at Ignite Christian Church in Braidwood from 4 to 8. A funeral service will be held 10 Saturday Morning at the same church. Whittum's obit...

The Indiana woman accused of murdering three of her family members in Crete Township last week appeared in court again today without representation. According to court documents, 30-year-old Jenna Strouble appeared in Will County Court this morning and told the judge her attorney is tied up in a Cook County Murder tria...

Wednesday is April Fools' Day, so be careful what you fall for. While there may be no clear, official origin, references to the first of April as a day of trickery date back all the way to the 14th century. The first recorded April Fools' Day was in France in 1582. It's believed that April 1st was celebrated as New ...

Kankakee City Fire Department was called out to fight a blaze at a home in the 800 Block of North Greenwood Avenue Tuesday. Kankakee Fire Chief Bryan LaRoche tells us crews responded to the call around 11 Tuesday morning. When they arrived, firefighters found a two and a half car detached garage full involved with flam...

Iroquois County will soon have a new rural transportation carrier. According to a press release, Futures Connections will be the new rural transportation provider for the county. The mass transit district also provided rides in Livingston and Ford counties. Futures Connections is now hiring full, part-time, and on-call...

A Donovan man was arrested by Bradley Police Saturday on charges of endangering the life of a child. According to reports, officers conducted a traffic top on a car in the 400 block of North Bradley Boulevard sometime Sunday. When police approached the driver's side window, the driver, 23-year-old Caleb M. Roberts, app...

Bradley Police were called to the 300 block of South Dearborn Avenue sometime Monday regarding a hit and run accident. When officers arrived, they saw a black Polaris UTV crashed into the front of a house. Police spoke to three witnesses who said the Polaris appeared to have been chased by another vehicle, described as...

Bourbonnais Fire Protection District was called to a structure fire just before nine Saturday night in the 700 block of North Convent Street. Bourbonnais Fire Chief Jim Keener tells us the accidental fire was contained to the room of origin, causing about ten thousand dollars in damage. Chief Keener said no one was inj...

Kankakee County Sheriff's Police report a burglary of a home in rural Manteno Saturday morning. According to reports, deputies were called out to a home on 7000 West North Road in Manteno right around 10:30 Saturday morning for a residential burglary. When deputies arrived, they were told over sixty firearms and a Ford...

The Indiana woman accused of killing three family members in suburban Crete Township will be back in court today. Jenna Strouble is set to appear for a detention hearing after prosecutors asked that she be denied pre-trial release. Strouble is charged with first-degree murder in the killings of Jacob Lambert and his ...

The state of Illinois is paying tribute to the Chicago firefighter who died earlier this month. Flags are being flown at half-staff in the state until sunset today to honor Michael Altman. Altman died from injuries suffered while battling a blaze on March 16th on the city's Far North Side. A man accused of setting t...

A routine traffic stop conducted by Kankakee City Police Sunday led to the seizure of multiple firearms. Reports say officers pulled over a white Nissan Rogue in the 500 Block of East Station Street around 4 Sunday morning for speeding. The driver was identified as 20-year-old Brian S. Sandoval, who turned out to have ...

An investigation continues after more remains were found in the same Mokena location where the remains of a missing Joliet man were discovered last week. Land surveyors located the skeleton remains of Terhan Gordon on March 23rd while working in a field near Oakwood Drive and Townline Road. The Will County Sheriff's ...

The Kankakee County Sheriff's Office reports the Storm Damage Assessment from the March 10th tornado has been Completed. The statement was released in a Facebook post Monday. Officials say residents should not wait for potential federal assistance to begin their recovery and to contact their insurance companies to file...

The Illinois Department of Insurance will be at the Aroma Park Fire Department tomorrow from Noon to 8 p.m. If you need assistance with insurance due to tornado or hail damage caused from the March 10th storms, you're encouraged to drop by. You can get more info at insurance dot illinois dot gov. Aroma Park Fire Depart...

Kankakee Township Fire Protection District responded to a handful of fires yesterday. In a Facebook post, the district says they were called out to a brush fire in Pembroke that spread to several structures. Then later on, crews fought several fires along Route 17 that stretched over a mile. There was also a small ille...

Authorities have identified the person killed in an early Sunday morning mass shooting in Crete Township. The Cook County Medical Examiner has identified the victim as 20-year-old David Velazquez. Velazquez, along with two others, were shot at a family party early Sunday morning in the 27000 block of South State Line R...

Jasper County Indiana Sheriff's Police report three arrests in connection to an alleged burglary Wednesday in Wheatfield. According to a press release, deputies responded to a gas station on State Road 10 around 2:30 Wednesday morning for a burglary in progress. When they arrived, the business owner was able to provide...