Job numbers are at historic levels in Illinois. The state's Department of Employment Security says non-farm payroll jobs jumped nearly by 12-thousand last month to a record-high six-point-one-eight-million. Unemployment also dropped to four-point-nine-percent in July, down point-two percent from June.

Kankakee City Police are investigating a fatal shooting overnight. In a press release, Chief Chris Kidwell says it was just after 10:30 last night when officer were called to the 600 block of South Elm for a report of several shots being fired. When they got there, officers say they found a 17-year-old on the ground wi...

If you notice a lot of traffic around Olivet this weekend, it's because it's move-in weekend for Olivet students. Luke Franklin is the University's Executive Director of Traditional Enrollment and he has the numbers for us The fall semester at Olivet starts Wednesday.

Time to see what's happening in Kankakee County this weekend. With a look at a few of the events, here's Angelina Gear, Executive Director of Visit Kankakee County

The Xandria Harris murder trial is set to go to the jury today. Thursday afternoon the defense rested their case and prosecutors called three rebuttal witnesses. One of those witnesses was Kankakee County Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy Trent Bukowski who testified he'd done a records search for any police calls for...

During Wednesday morning's meeting of the Kankakee County Board's Executive Committee, County Administrator Anita Speckman gave the committee an up date on where things stand with insurance reimbursement after the March tornado. Speckman said so far insurance has been good in paying for damage done to county vehicles S...

During this morning's meeting of the Kankakee County Board's Executive Committee, County Clerk Dan Hendrickson cleared up some confusion about the "vote by mail" card his office recently sent out to every registered voter in the county. Hendrickson was asked what the rationale was behind the lifetime vote by ...

Paxton Police report they've arrested a 44-year-old woman after she was allegedly caught skimming money from a school boosters club account. In a press release, Paxton Police say they were contacted by Paxton-Buckley-Loda schools to investigate what were thought to be fraudulent activity on the PBL Choral Boosters Club...

Day nine of testimony in the Xandria Harris murder trial in Kankakee County Circuit Court saw Harris take the stand in her own defense Wednesday. During two hours of direct testimony, Harris detailed an eight-year history of abuse, choking, and emotional control by Sullivan starting in 2016. Recalling the night of the ...

Kankakee County Clerk Dan Hendrickson wants you to know that you'll soon be getting a card in the mail from his office. Hendrickson says Illinois law requires his office to send out the card telling registered voters the options you have when it comes to voting by mail If you do plan to vote by mail, Hendrickson says h...