A 42-year-old Hoopeston man had a run-in with Hoopeston Police two times yesterday (Monday). Craig Stevens was charged with criminal damage to property after officers were flagged down about someone damaging Christmas...
Kankakee Fire responded to a structure fire call this (Monday) morning to Riverstone Court. Fire Chief Damon Schuldt reported an unknown issue near a vent pipe on a commercial building. No injury or serious damage of any kind...
A 25-year-old Lafayette, IN man was killed in a multi-vehicle crash in Jasper County, IN. Timothy McHenry was identified by the Jasper County Coroner’s Office. Indiana State Police reported a car was side-swiped by another car...
The NB lanes of I-57 were closed Sunday evening following a single-car crash near Bourbonnais Parkway. Illinois State Police provided updated information about a vehicle that ran off the highway, throwing the driver out. The...
Forty-five residences and 13 businesses entered the Milford Christmas Decorating Contest Sunday evening. The Decorating Contest was held in absence of the COVID-canceled Christmas Parade. Eighty-five vehicles, with a list...
A challenging year, no doubt, but the Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce is still waving its winning banner. The Chamber’s annual meeting (Wednesday) had officials touting strong membership and a financial picture that’s still...
COVID cases are on a downward trend, but health officials encourage people not to let up on taking safety precautions. That expected post-Thanksgiving case surge hasn’t happened, but Health Department Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike...
Illinois’ Region 6 and Region 7 numbers are working in our favor. It’s been a trend of late to show a downward trend. Iroquois and Ford County are in Region 6 where the rate Thursday was 8.5%. The Iroquois County number...
An overturned semi on U.S. 41 in Newton County, IN has clean-up operations underway. Motorists are encouraged to find an alternate route. It may be awhile before traffic is back to normal.
Newton County Sheriff’s Police report the...
A new executive director of the Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce was announced this week. Becky Broderick of Manteno replaces Angela Morrey, who accepted the director of marketing and business attraction position with the...
