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Kankakee City Police Report an Arrest After a Pair of Shots Fired Incidents Saturday.
Kankakee City Police report an arrest after a pair of shots fired incidents early Saturday morning. According to reports, police were called out to a business in the 1000 Block of East Birch Street just after 3:15 Saturday morning for a report of shots fired. When officers got there, they found three spent 9mm shell ca...
31m ago

CSL Behring Announces $1.5 Billion Expansion Alongside Illinois Governor JB Pritzker
CSL Bering announced the expansion of their plasma therapy manufacturing facility in Bradley alongside Illinois Governor JB Pritzker this morning. According to a press release, CSL's latest expansion at the Bradley campus is expected to be operational by 2031. The addition will increase CSL's production of life saving ...
33m ago

Burkes Enters a Plea of Not Guilty in the Alleged Murder of Courtney Drysdale
An arraignment was held this morning in Kankakee County Court for the man accused of the February second shooting death of 30-year-old Momence bar owner Courtney Drysdale. 47-year-old Julius E Burkes Junior was officially charged this morning with five felony counts including three murder counts, one count of armed rob...
43m ago

Judge Extends Gag Order, Seals Transcripts, in Xandria Harris Murder Trial
A tentative trial date has once again been set for the murder trial of 30-year-old Xandria Harris. This will be the third time local officials have tried to start a trial for the woman who is charged as part of the December 2021 shooting death of Bradley Police Sergeant Marlene Rittmanic and serious wounding of her the...
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