Crime Stoppers Tip of the Week Manteno Police are looking into a burglary that happened last Saturday. With our Crime Stoppers Tip of the Week, here's Kankakee County Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy Trent Bukowski Witlow pointed out Gilman has about 19-hundred residents and the FBI says there should be a police force...

Kankakee Municipal Band summer concert series wraps up tonight The Kankakee Municipal Band summer concert series wraps up tonight at the Palzer Band Shell in Bird Park. Bob Evans is the Conductor of the band This year's festival theme is "Game Night". The Fest runs through Sunday.

Manhunt continues for Gibson City man Illinois State Police continue the search for the man believed to have been responsible for shooting two police officers and setting fire to a home in Gibson City early Saturday morning. Troopers say officers responded about 2:30 Saturday morning to the 100 block of Ash Street in G...

Riverside Foundation names Samaritan of the Year The Riverside Healthcare Foundation's President's Circle dinner was held last night. The highlight of the night was the awarding of the 2025 Samaritan of the Year award. Riverside's Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Matt McBirney Tips to Crime Stoppers are ano...

KAMEG makes drug arrest Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group agents report the arrest of a 39-year-old Kankakee man. In a press release, KAMEG agents say they, along with agents from the Illinois State Police SWAT team, the Tri-County Auto Theft Task Force, the Kankakee Police Department and Illinois State Poli...

New subdivision planned for Bourbonnais Plans for a new subdivision are underway in the Village of Bourbonnais. During last night's Village Board meeting, trustees passed an ordinance approving a general development and phasing plan for the Pony Farm Subdivision, planned for the area across from Turnberry Subdivision w...

One killed in Rte 50 crash Illinois State Police are investigating after another fatal crash this morning at Route 50 and County Line Road in far northern Kankakee County. Reports say the crash happened just after 7:30 this morning and involved three vehicles. Troopers say three people were taken to the hospital to be ...

Petition period starts tomorrow for March elections Nominating packets will be available starting tomorrow for anyone interested in running for an elected county position in the March primary. Kankakee County Clerk Dan Hendrickson The Lake County Fair runs through Sunday in Crown Point. Visit lake dash county dash fair...