The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that weather permitting, Interstate 57 at the Buckley interchange (exit 272) in Iroquois County will be closed for four consecutive nights starting tonight. The closure is...
The City of Kankakee Police Department is accepting applications for the Hispanic Citizens Police Academy. Classes are held at the City of Kankakee Police Department on Wednesdays at 6pm starting October 23 and will continue for...
COUNTRY Financial and local county farm bureaus are hosting Feed a Farmer events throughout the state of Illinois this week by providing free meals for farmers leading up to National Farmer Day Saturday.
In Iroquois County, Bob...
Investigators believe a cigarette may be the cause of a fire that burned a few acres of corn in Iroquois County. The blaze started yesterday in a cornfield area between Stockland Township and Milford. Authorities believe a...
The EIMA/MABAS 37 fire chiefs have enacted a burn ban for all of Iroquois County effective immediately. The extremely dry conditions coupled with high winds have created a possibility for large scale and possible deadly field...
The annual Pumpkins in the Park event takes place Saturday in Cissna Park. Breakfast will be served start at 7am, with lunch followed at 11am. There will be kids carnival games, bounce houses, craft vendors, live music, pony...
It is opening weekend for the Chebanse Haunted House. It will be open every Friday & Saturday in October from 7 - 10pm at the Chebanse Civic Center.
The cost is $10 per person and children 13 and under must be accompanied by...
The 45th annual Harvest Daze at the Old Courthouse Museum in Watseka takes place this weekend. Activities will kick off with a fish fry tonight (Friday) from 4-7pm and you can dine in the tent or carry out.
Saturday's...
The Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley announced its upcoming Estate Planning 101 Seminar will take place October 24 at 5 PM at the Bourbonnais Public Library.
Participants will learn about:
- The importance of wills...
Kankakee Police were at an area hospital on Wednesday around 2:45pm when a juvenile gunshot victim arrived in the emergency department. The victim stated that he was at McBroom Park located at 1000 S. 10th Ave when an unknown...
