The Watseka Area Chamber of Commerce is announcing the 2020 Fall City-Wide Garage Sales will be held Friday, August 7 and Saturday, August 8. There's is a $5 fee to advertise the event; the Chamber is putting together a...
People are being told to leave the bear alone. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Police Officers are reminding people to leave the black bear traveling through western Illinois alone. More than...
The Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group (KAMEG), arrested 26-year-old Nelson J. Brown of Kankakee for Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Felon and Unlawful Possession of a Stolen Firearm. KAMEG initiated an...
A felony charge of Aggravated DUI faces 48-year-old Orlando Martinez of Dwight. He has four prior DUI’s. Martinez was charged in Grundy County and is being held in the county jail on a $250,000 bond. The Dwight Police Department...
Courtrooms in Illinois are facing a mountain of cases as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Many courthouses were closed several weeks because of the pandemic. Changes to procedures have slowed things down, such as a...
Grants up to $20,000 are being made available to promote diversification in the dairy industry. The program through the Dairy Business Innovation Alliance focuses on creating value-added products like specialty cheese and export...
Another grant program is available for businesses that have suffered as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Illinois Department of Commerce (DCEO) has released the application and information for the Business...
The train routes being cut to three days a week include the City of New Orleans route, which runs through Kankakee.
Amtrak will cut service later this year on most of its long-distance routes nationwide to three times a week...
The Will County Fair at Peotone has announced it has canceled this summer’s event. The reason is COVID-19. The fair was scheduled for August 26 thru the 30th. A fall substitute event is still possible. The Will County Fair’s...
