With the numerous planned peaceful protests and civil unrest occurring throughout the state and country, the Illinois State Police wanted to share some safety tips: Be aware of suspicious activities/groups...
Call 911 if...
Kankakee Community College and other high-learning centers are getting their plans in order to find a routine again. Fall classes at KCC finds officials planning ways to safely instruct students and still deliver courses which...
Friday marked the start of Phase 3 of the Restore Illinois plan. Several communities organized their own programs to help businesses get moving again with business activity. Social distancing guidelines remain in place…hair...
If you get a call from an unknown number claiming to be a COVID-19 contact tracer, it could be a scam, or it could be legit. Public health officials say state contact tracers will be making calls to people it believes have come...
Kankakee Fire Chief Damon Schuldt reports the body of a second fisherman who fell into the Kankakee River last month has been found…. 70 MILES AWAY….in the Illinois River at Ottawa. Chief Schuldt said he was notified Saturday by...
A big-time hit on unemployment reported in Kankakee County. The continuing pandemic took another bite in the local area, like many other communities in the state and across the U.S. The Illinois Department of Employment...
Kennedy Drive in Kankakee was where more protests were conducted Monday. They were peaceful, but people stopped traffic by laying down on the streets. It marked a third day of protesting locally, individuals responding to the...
Kankakee police responded to a report of shots fired in the 300-block N. Evergreen Avenue Monday morning. No one was injured, but a house was damaged by bullets. Three people were being questioned.
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker has activated hundreds of Illinois National Guardsmen to assist Chicago Police in the ongoing protests that have turned into violent looting. Hundreds of thousands of protesters have gathered in metropolitan...
If you get a call from an unknown number claiming to be a COVID-19 contact tracer, it could be a scam, or it could be legit. Public health officials say state contact tracers will be making calls to people it believes have come...
