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BTPD hosts Family Night Out
The Bourbonnais Township Park District's annual Family Night Out is coming up Friday at the Perry Farm. Exploration Station Manager Lindsey Patterson says it runs from six til eight Friday night Family Night Out costs 10 dollars per carload to get in. There's more at BTPD.org
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Hoosier gas prices lowest in the nation
Hoosier gas prices are the lowest in the entire United States. Triple-A says the statewide average price is currently three-dollars-81-cents a gallon, well below the national average of four-dollars-42-cents and the Illinois average of four-dollars-86 cents a gallon. Indiana Governor Mike Braun has suspended Indiana'...
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Law enforcement make arrest in connection with alleged dog fighting ring
Kankakee County law enforcement authorities report an arrest in connection with that alleged dog fighting ring they broke up over the weekend. In a press release, the Kankakee County Sheriff's Office says 45-year-old Billy E Walker was officially charged Wednesday with 18 counts of dog fighting, two counts of animal t...
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Kankakee juveniles threatened with gun
Kankakee City Police are investigating after a man allegedly threatened some juveniles with a gun over the weekend. According to reports, it was just after 8:30 Sunday night when officers were called to an address on Patrick where a group of juveniles said a man in a silver SUV approached them, showed them a firearm an...
May 27, 2026
Iroquois County Property Tax Bills Are in the Mail
This year's Iroquois County property tax bills have been mailed. According to a press release from Iroquois County Treasurer Kurt Albers, the due date for the first installment of property taxes is July 10th. The second installment will be due September 11th. After the due dates, a one-and-a-half percent penalty is add...
May 27, 2026
Illinois State Police Make Drug Arrest on I-57 near Kankakee
Illinois State Police report a drug arrest Friday night on I-57 near Kankakee. According to reports, troopers saw a White Chevy Tahoe commit a violation near exit 322 in Manteno around eight Friday night. Troopers initiated a traffic stop at an intersection in Kankakee and that's when the driver attempted to flee the s...
May 27, 2026
Kankakee County State's Attorney Jim Rowe Discusses Budget Cuts to Youth Programs
At a recent Kankakee County Board Criminal Justice Committee meeting, State's Attorney Jim Rowe addressed recent funding cuts Kankakee School District 111 made to his office's after-school and summer programs for kids. Rowe said they are trying to figure out the funding and that there are some grants available to have ...
May 27, 2026
Crime Stoppers Tip of the Week
Kankakee County Sheriff's Police are looking into the theft of a camping trailer from an address in Pembroke Township. 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.
May 27, 2026
Lockdown of state offices under investigation
An investigation is underway after the Stratton Building and the Illinois State Museum was placed on lockdown. The Secretary of State's Office says Secretary of State Police identified a suspicious device yesterday morning in the parking lot of the Capitol Complex. A lockdown was issued for the Stratton Building and ...
May 27, 2026
Missing teen found
That Bradley teenager reported missing Tuesday afternoon has been located. Tuesday afternoon Bradley Police posted on Facebook, asking for help to find 17-year-old Izayah Rios-Richey who had last been seen in the area of Perry Farm heading toward Coyne Street in Bourbonnais. The post said Rios-Richey was thought to be ...
May 27, 2026
Fatal crash in Momence
A Corrections officer and another person are dead and two others are in critical condition following a crash in Momence early Sunday morning. Momence Police say it was about two Sunday morning when they were called to the area of Maple and Washington for a one-car crash where the car had hit a tree. Two people died at ...
May 26, 2026
Fire damages home in Crete
Firefighters from throughout the area were called to a fire at a home in Patriot Lane in Crete Monday afternoon. The fire started about 2:30 yesterday afternoon and caused significant damage to the home near Crete-Monee High School. No other information is available at this time.
May 26, 2026
Fire severely damages home in rural Grant Park
Fire severely damaged a home in rural Grant Park Friday night. In a press release, Grant Park Fire says they were called to the home on East 85-hundred North Road just after six Friday night. When they got there, firefighters say they found heavy smoke coming from the front of the house and fire coming from a basement ...
May 26, 2026
Car vs Motorcycle fatal in Jasper Co, IN
A 63-year-old Rensselaer man was killed Saturday in a crash between his motorcycle and a car in rural Jasper County. In a Facebook post, Jasper County Deputies say they were called to Route 14 and County road 11-hundred West in rural Rensselaer just after 4:30 Saturday afternoon by a person who said they'd come across ...
May 26, 2026
Notable Night Sky News
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
May 26, 2026
Pembroke Township dog fighting ring broken up
Kankakee County Sheriff's Police report they've broken up a suspected dog fighting ring in Pembroke Township. In a press release, the sheriff's department says it was just before midnight Friday night when officers from the Sheriff's Office, Kankakee County Animal Control and agents from the Kankakee Area Metropolitan ...
May 26, 2026
Local law enforcement with extra patrols this weekend
As you get ready to head out for the holiday weekend, Kankakee County Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy Trent Bukowski reminds you to be alert and drive carefully Almost a dozen people were killed on Illinois roadways during the Memorial Day weekend last year.
May 22, 2026
State Police remind you not to speed this holiday weekend
With Memorial Day weekend upon us, Illinois State Police remind you to drive carefully. Trooper Caleb Billingsley says State Police will be watching out for what they call the fatal four. First Trooper Billingsley says don't drink and drive. Next he says make sure to buckle up, don't drive distracted: The annual Click ...
May 22, 2026
County Treasurer unveils new website
The Kankakee County Treasurer's Office has launched a new website. County Treasurer Nick Africano said the sight had a soft launch earlier this week and was completely live as of today. He says the biggest thing was he wanted to keep the sight simple Africano says the sit also gives you a real-time look at the financia...
May 22, 2026
What to do around Kankakee County this weekend
It's a busy holiday weekend around Kankakee County. With a look at a few of the events, here's Angelina Gear, Executive Director of Visit Kankakee County
May 22, 2026








