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...

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.

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...

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.

A Paxton man is in custody after an Urbana shooting this week. Mason Adkins was arrested on a preliminary charge of attempted murder. A person was shot on Tuesday in the 600 block of Cunningham Avenue. The victim remains in stable condition.

A Village of Bradley Police Sergeant has filed a lawsuit against the Village of Bradley and Police Chief Don Barber. According to a press release, Michael D. Ettinger and Associates P.C. filed the whistleblower lawsuit in Kankakee County Circuit Court Tuesday on behalf of Bradley Police Sergeant David Kline. The lawsui...

Governor JB Pritzker is celebrating the completion of the Voortman Steel Machinery expansion in Monee. A grand reopening was held yesterday for the company's 51-million-dollar expansion project. The facility includes a new 100-thousand-square-foot building. The investment will create 51 new jobs and retain 40 existi...

The United Way of Kankakee and Iroquois Counties held it's annual dinner celebration last night at Deer Ridge Barn in rural Kankakee. United Way Executive Director Mariah Vail says the annual dinner is where they get together to celebrate those that have contributed in one way or another to the United Way in the past y...

During the Aldermen's comments portion of Monday Night's Kankakee City Council meeting, 4th Ward Aldermen Lance Marczak addressed concerns about a data center and coal fire plant being constructed near the Kankakee River in Jasper County, Indiana. Regarding the data center, The Northwest Indiana Forum announced in a pr...

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

Kankakee Community College held a Community Partners Reception at their Watseka Campus Tuesday. President and CEO Doctor Michael Boyd said they hold events like this to keep tabs on what the community's wants and needs are when it comes to programs at KCC. KCC's South Extension Center in Watseka offers continuing educa...

BTPD Announces 13th Annual Scarecrow Contest Winners The winners have been announced for the Bourbonnais Township Park District's 13th Annual Scarecrow Contest. According to a post on Facebook, Best in Business Category went to ATI Physical Therapy. First Place in Non-Profits went to the Bradley Public Library. The Luc...

It's Farm Safety week in Illinois. State Representative Jason Bunting has sponsored a resolution to encourage safety on the farm. Bunting encourages motorists sharing the road with farmers moving heavy, slow equipment across our highways to remember to give these vehicles plenty of room and keep in mind that the driver...

September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Brandi Arseneau, Thresholds' Program Director of Mobile Crisis Response, reminds Kankakee and Ford County residents that the team is here to help. Arseneau says the 24/7 Mobile Crisis Response team can be reached at 815.348.4444 or thresholds.org/crisis.

The Powerball jackpot is rolling over again with no grand prize winner in Wednesday night's drawing. At least 360 million dollars will now be up for grabs in the next drawing set for Saturday. Odds of winning all that money are roughly one in 292 million.

During Monday night's Kankakee City Council Meeting, Aldermen approved a pre-development loan agreement between the city and Gallagher Building, LLC. Executive Director of the Economic and Community Development Agency, Barbi Brewer-Watson said there are three parcels of land in Indiana Avenue that are part of the proje...