A Braidwood woman and a man from Elwood have the honor of being the first two people charged in the New Year with indecent exposure in Will County. The 33 year old woman and the 74 year old man were arrested by Braidwood police in the parking lot of a Braidwood motel featured in the film "Planes, Trains and Autom...

Kankakee School District 111 has dismissed the district's assistant superintendent of human resources. Shemeka Fountain has been on paid leave ever since Superintendent Teresa Lance called for an investigation into her job performance last fall. The final vote Monday was four to three. The Daily Journal reports Fount...

It's the start of another weekend, that means it's time to find out what's going on in the area with Nicole Gavin, Executive Director of Visit Kankakee County

38-year-old Wayne R. Hipple of Bourbonnais has been sentenced to four-years in prison for possession child sexual abuse materials. Attorney General Kwame Raoul's office says Hipple was sentenced Wednesday in Kankakee County Court, after pleading guilty to one count of possessing child porn. Hipple was arrested in Septe...

Michael Madigan's landmark corruption trial is one step closer to finishing. Attorneys for the former Illinois House Speaker formally rested their case yesterday. There was a brief rebuttal case from prosecutors, who then also rested. Jurors are expected to return next Wednesday to begin hearing closing arguments. ...