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Fire safety month continues

Callie Foster — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:33:06 +0000

October is Fire Safety Month and each week this month, we’ve be getting fire safety tips from Lieutenant Enrique Czako, Community Risk Reduction Officer and EMS Coordinator with the City of Kankakee Fire Department. This week, Lieutenant Czako talks about harvest safety and outdoor burning
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The US Fire Administration says somewhere between 38-hundred and 39-hundred people died of fire-related injuries in the United States last year alone.

Voting misinformation spreads online

Callie Foster — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:32:31 +0000

We’ve all seen the posts on Facebook or other media that if you go to vote and one of the election judges puts a mark on your ballot you should ask to vote again because that spoils the ballot. Kankakee County Clerk Dan Hendrickson says that’s just not so.

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Election day is coming up a week from Tuesday.

Real Justice metal detecting

Callie Foster — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:30:33 +0000

Kankakee County State’s Attorney Jim Rowe is inviting kids out for the Real Justice metal detecting outing.

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Registration for the outing will close when the 20 spots are filled. There’s more on the State’s Attorney’s Facebook page.

Kankakee Mayor Chris Curtis to Visit Sister City in Mexico

Callie Foster — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:29:10 +0000

Kankakee Mayor Chris Curtis along with other city officials will travel outside the country this week to reaffirm the sister city relationship Kankakee has with Yuriria, Mexico.

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Mayor Curtis says they leave for Mexico on Tuesday.

Crash on Rt. 113 Sends One Person to the Hospital

Callie Foster — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:29:50 +0000

One person was taken to the hospital following a crash on Route 113 in the western part of the county Thursday. Illinois State Police say the crash happened in Limestone Township just after three yesterday afternoon and involved a semi and a passenger car. Troopers say one person had to be cut from their vehicle and was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The eastbound lanes of Route 113 had to be shut down for almost three hours while the crash was investigated and cleaned up. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

Kankakee East River Walk Nears Completion

Callie Foster — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:27:57 +0000

The Kankakee East Riverwalk project is nearing the finish line. City Engineer Neil Piggush gave an update at last week’s city council meeting.

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Piggush says their plan is to have all the concrete and asphalt work finished on the East Riverwalk by Thanksgiving.

Juveniles injured in gold cart crash

Callie Foster — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:18:15 +0000

Iroquois County Sheriff’s Police report a crash in Loda over the weekend sent several children to the hospital. In a press release, deputies say they were called to the area of Arapaho Lane and Lake Iroquois in Loda about nine Friday night for a rollover golf cart accident. When they got there, deputies say they found a golf cart that was being operated by a juvenile with six other juvenile passengers had rolled over injuring at least three of the kids. Reports say the injured were taken to the hospital by their parents and no other injuries were reported.

Will County double fatal crash

Callie Foster — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:18:31 +0000

Will County authorities report another fatal crash on Peotone-Wilmington Road at Center Road in Peotone Township. In a press release, Will County Coroner Laurie Summers says the crash was between a semi and a passenger car. It happened about a quarter to four Friday afternoon and resulted in the death of 66-year-old Pamela A. Cairo of Orland Hills and 87-year-old Virginia Hight of Palos Heights. The Will County Sheriff’s Police continue to investigate the crash.

Notable Night SKy News for Monday October 26th

Callie Foster — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:17:45 +0000

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

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Lottery jackpots continue to grow

Callie Foster — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:16:59 +0000

Both the Mega Millions and Powerball Jackpots rose again over the weekend. With no winner in Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing, that jackpot now sits at an estimated 443-million dollars for tomorrow night’s drawing. Nobody won Saturday night’s Powerball jackpot, so that sits at an estimated 687-million-dollars for the next drawing, which is coming up tonight.