SEPTEMBER BLOOD DRIVES: The American Red Cross is experiencing a blood crisis and warning that emergency blood shortage may impact patient care. The situation is dire and you can help by donating at an upcoming local blood drive. These will be held Friday, September 4th from 10am to 4pm in Kankakee's Riverside Medica...

Kankakee City Police are looking into an incident where shots were fired in the City Tuesday night. According to reports, officers were called to the apartment building in the 200 block of Crestlane Driver after multiple calls came in reporting shots fired. When they got there, officers say they spoke to a man near the...

A special meeting of the Manteno Village Board was held at seven this morning. Mayor Annette LaMore made a statement to open the meeting. Also during this morning's meeting Manteno Trustees approved the August 17th Board meeting minutes to correct the date on the minutes which had incorrectly been dated August 7th. The...

Rensselaer Fire was called out to a corn field Wednesday night for a report of a child lost in the corn. First responders from the Francesville Fire Department, Jasper Count Sheriff's Office and Rensselaer Fire searched for the child until they were found safe and returned to their family. No word on the age of the chi...