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An early morning accident Sunday in Watseka led to a handful of charges against the driver of a vehicle. 24-year-old Jesse Calvillo lost control of his vehicle while northbound on N. 3rd Street.  City Police report Calvillo...

The Wilmington Fire Protection District rescued a woman from an overturned vehicle in the Kankakee River Sunday night.  The unidentified woman was taken to an area hospital.  Fire personnel responded by the Des Plaine...

36-year-old Mitchell Tousignant of Dwight faces prison time if convicted for class 4 felony charges.  The Grundy County grand jury indicted Tousignant for unlawful possession of fetanyl.  He was arrested in January by...

The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement as wind gusts up to 40 to 45 mph, combined with afternoon relative humidity values falling to 30 to 35 percent, and dry fine fuels will lead to an elevated fire...

The driver of an SUV may have suffered a medical episode late Friday morning.  Emergency responders reported the driver ran off West Sheffield Street, ran through a fence in front of the playground area at the grade school...

An electrical fire alerted Kankakee firefighters to the 800-block of S. Main Street at 8:15 Thursday evening.  The smell of sometthing burning led to the fire department being notified. The fire statted in the garage...

One teen was wounded, another arrested after a shooting in Kankakee Thursday afternoon. City Police responded to shots fired in the 700-block of E. Hickory Street.  Officers found a 13-year-old with a leg wound.  A...

Thursday afternoon shooting in Kankakee finds a teenager hospitalized and a second teen under arrest. City Police were called to the 700-block of E. Hickory Street. Shots fired and officers found a 13-year-old with a gunshot...

     Report highlights voices of key lawmakers, survivors, advocates, and researchers working to end the public health crisis of gun violence. Illinois Congresswoman Robin Kelly released The Kelly Report: A Vision...

The Illinois State Police is announcing increased starting pay for new troopers.  In a news release (Thursday), ISP will hke pay effective July 1.  New troopers will earn a total compensation above $90,000 upon...