It's Easter weekend, but there's still plenty to do around Kankakee County, with a look at a few of the events, here's Nicole Gavin, Executive Director of Visit Kankakee County

During this morning's meeting of the Kankakee County Board's Finance Committee, County Treasurer Nick Africano told the committee the county's "Choices" program is taking off Africano also pointed out that there has been some issue with the mail and his office will take care of any issues that might arise if ...

Iroquois County Sheriffs Police report they, along with agents from the US Marshals Great Lakes Task force, arrested 62-year-old Mark S. Oberloh of Sheldon on a warrant charging him with three counts of child pornography. Reports say Oberloh was arrested Wednesday without incident.

The number of jobs in Illinois is reaching historic levels. The state Department of Employment Security says non farm payroll jobs increased almost 15-thousand last month to a record high of nearly six-point-two million. That beat the previous record set last December. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at fou...

Indiana could grow by the 33 counties that have voted to leave Illinois under a bill that's been sent to Governor Braun. The legislation would call for a study on absorbing the counties. The Illinois counties have approved an "advisory referenda" to leave the state since 2020. House Minority Leader Phil Gi...

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon is disputing claims by the State Board of Elections that he took campaign dollars. The Chicago Tribune reports the Oak Park Democrat filed notice that he plans to appeal the assertion he accepted millions of dollars more in campaign contributions than is allowed under law. The sta...

Illinois lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that would ban two food additives. The measure approved by the state Senate would ban two chemicals often found in the flour of baked goods. If passed, businesses in the state wouldn't be allowed to distribute food products with the additives. The bill now heads to t...

Two teens are in custody after a video posted to Snapchat appears to show them holding another boy at gunpoint in Hoopeston. In the video, a boy is being held at a gunpoint, forced to remove clothing, and coerced into repeating degrading remarks. Another boy is sitting next to the victim, while a second boy recorded ...

Kankakee City Police are investigating after someone broke into a bar in the 600 block of West Station Street early Wednesday morning. It was just before 3:30 yesterday morning when officers were called to the business for a report of a burglar alarm going off. When they got there, officers say they found a shattered f...

Kankakee City Police report an incident where shots were fired early Wednesday morning. According to reports, it was just after 3:30 yesterday morning when officers were called to the 400 block of South Lincoln Avenue where reports say they found damage to a home. The home owner told police the damage was old and no o...