There is no lack of activities around Kankakee County this weekend. With a look at a few of the events. here's Angelina Gear, Executive Director of Visit Kankakee County

The State Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is taking applications for tourism grants. Visit Kankakee County Executive Director Angelina Gear says the grants help communities like Kankakee County promote the places, events and experiences that make the area unique Gear says you can find out more on the Il...

The Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley held its annual luncheon yesterday at the Kankakee Country Club. Executive Director Nicole Smolkovich says the foundation gives grants to local non-profits Grants were handed out yesterday from the community works fund and the Rosie fund, with about 20 local non-profits...

Illinois turkey hunters are breaking records. Turkey hunters harvested a preliminary record total of nearly 21-thousand wild turkeys during the 2026 spring turkey season. That surpasses the previous record of just over 18-thousand birds harvested last year. The top counties for turkey harvest during the 2026 season ...

Gas prices across Illinois are dropping now that Memorial Day is in the rear view mirror. Triple-A says a gallon of regular no-lead gas is running four-dollars-83 cents across the Land of Lincoln. That's down 15 cents over last Friday's price. Triple-A says gas in the Kankakee area is running 4.74 on average, about 12 ...

The Bourbonnais Township Park District's annual Family Night Out is coming up Friday at the Perry Farm. Exploration Station Manager Lindsey Patterson says it runs from six til eight Friday night Family Night Out costs 10 dollars per carload to get in. There's more at BTPD.org

Hoosier gas prices are the lowest in the entire United States. Triple-A says the statewide average price is currently three-dollars-81-cents a gallon, well below the national average of four-dollars-42-cents and the Illinois average of four-dollars-86 cents a gallon. Indiana Governor Mike Braun has suspended Indiana'...

Kankakee County law enforcement authorities report an arrest in connection with that alleged dog fighting ring they broke up over the weekend. In a press release, the Kankakee County Sheriff's Office says 45-year-old Billy E Walker was officially charged Wednesday with 18 counts of dog fighting, two counts of animal t...

Kankakee City Police are investigating after a man allegedly threatened some juveniles with a gun over the weekend. According to reports, it was just after 8:30 Sunday night when officers were called to an address on Patrick where a group of juveniles said a man in a silver SUV approached them, showed them a firearm an...

This year's Iroquois County property tax bills have been mailed. According to a press release from Iroquois County Treasurer Kurt Albers, the due date for the first installment of property taxes is July 10th. The second installment will be due September 11th. After the due dates, a one-and-a-half percent penalty is add...