You may have noticed construction on Kankakee's East Riverwalk project has slowed up the past three weeks or so. City Engineer Neil Piggush explained at Monday night's city council meeting that more soil testing needed to be conducted in order to move forward. Piggush says they hope to resume work on the East Riverwalk...

Jasper County Indiana Sheriff's Police report that four people were sent to the hospital after a two vehicle crash Sunday in Remington. According to a press release, deputies were called to the wreck just before 12:30 Sunday afternoon at US Highway 231 and I-65, near the southbound off ramp in Remington. 21-year-old Ja...

A Kankakee man alleges a co-worker pointed a gun at him on the city's east side Monday morning. According to Kankakee City Police reports, officers were called to the 1600 Block of East Eagle Street around 6:15 Monday morning for a weapons call. While en route, KanComm told officers that the caller had been threatened ...

The Mega Millions jackpot continues to grow with no one having matched all of last night's winning numbers. That means the top-prize for Friday's Mega Millions drawing will be at least 604-million dollars. No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since St. Patrick's Day. It has also been awhile since someone collect...

Federal Health officials are looking for the source behind a parasitic illness causing severe symptoms. According to the CDC, cyclosporiasis [[ sye-klo-spor-eye-uh-sis ]] is a type of food poisoning caused by a parasite, and symptoms usually occur within two to 14 days after ingestion. The CDC first learned of large cl...

A Rantoul man is accused of threatening to injure U.S. military personnel and their families. Kevin Baskis faces two counts of making threatening interstate communications. Prosecutors say Baskis made threatening interstate phone calls last week from Rantoul to Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. Baskis was arrested on Ju...

There will be some new stop signs going up in the Village of Bourbonnais. During last night's Village Board meeting, trustees okayed an ordinance to place stop signs at nine intersections in the Village. Village Public Works Director Terry Memenga Memenga said the signs should be in place by the end of the week. Also a...

During last night's Bourbonnais Village Board meeting, the administration addressed recent criticism of this year's mosquito abatement program. Village Director of Public Works Terry Memenga Memenga added the Village will still be active with the larvae abatement program in hopes of keeping the mosquito population down...

There is still a fog in the air about who is the acting Village Attorney in the Village of Manteno. At last night's Village Board meeting, Mayor Annette LaMore requested that Joseph Cainkar be removed from the board table by Police Chief Alan Swinford and taken to crowd seating. Both refused to do so. Mayor LaMore cite...

At Monday night's Kankakee City Council meeting, aldermen passed a resolution to sign an agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation on the construction of the new I-57 interchange at Route 17. City Engineer Neil Piggush says even though the project is mostly funded by state and federal dollars, the city w...

Three people were injured Sunday evening, during an attempted armed robbery on Kankakee's near South Side. According to reports, it was just before 9:30 last night when officers were called to the 15-hundred block of East Bourbonnais for a roll-over accident. When they got there, the victim told them he, another man an...

Kankakee County residents now have more time to apply for physical damage disaster loans through the U.S. Small Business administration to help recover from the March 10th storms. In a press release from the Kankakee County Board, the SBA has extended the loan application deadline for residents, businesses, and nonprof...

JULY The Bourbonnais Public Library invites you to join its "BOOKbonnais" Community Reading Challenge, a free program running from the first of June until the last day of July. It will offer challenges for readers of all ages with a chance to win prizes. Kids will record their reading on a paper log which can...

With the hot temperatures we've been having and no significant temperature change over the next week or so, you might be tempted to take a swim. Kankakee City Fire Department EMS Coordinator and Community Risk Reduction Officer Lieutenant Enrique Czako says you need to remember to put safety first Czako adds that while...

The Watseka Area Chamber of Commerce held their annual fourth of July parade over the weekend. Chamber Executive Director Amanda HIbbs gives us a rundown of the winners There were some 60 entries in this year's parade.

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

The City of Kankakee Fire Department was kept busy over the weekend. Saturday morning, firefighters were called to a home in the 300 block of East Water. When they got there, firefighters found a mattress on fire in an upstairs bedroom. The fire was quickly put out. Nobody was injured, but a family of four was displace...

The Kankakee County Sheriff's Police along with law enforcement offices across Illinois will have beefed up patrols for the fourth of July holiday. Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy Trent Bukowski The National Transportation Safety Administration says more than 400 people will die on American roadways this fourth of Ju...

There are a lot of celebrations going on this weekend to celebrate America's 250th birthday. Among them the Jasper County 250 Saturday at the Jasper County Fairgrounds in Rensselaer. Tammy Culp is one of the organizers of the event and she says things get started early Saturday morning Culp said events are still changi...

If you're one of the 72 million people that will be traveling over the fourth of July holiday weekend, the Illinois Department of Transportation has some good news for you Castaneda adds you should make sure your car is ready for the hot weather before hitting the road.