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KANKAKEE, Ill. (CBS) -- Three bodies were found in a house in Kankakee Wednesday, and police say they are conducting a homicide investigation.As CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reported, police said it all started when a relative couldn't get in contact with a loved one and made the gruesome discovery Wednesday afternoon. But investigators believe the victims were all shot dead sometime overnight.At 2 p.m., police were called to a rental house at 662 W. Merchant St. The house is right across the street from AMITA Health St. Mary Kankakee Hospital between 6th Street and the Kankakee River, and also...

Police are investigating three men found dead in a home in Kankakee Wednesday afternoon, city officials said.

Three men were found dead after a major police presence was reported Wednesday afternoon at a home in Kankakee, according to police. At approximately 2 p.m., police found the three men in a home in the 600 block of West Merchant Street, Kankakee Mayor Christopher Curtis said. Due to the...

A woman pled guilty in Grundy County on Monday, June 27th. Jacqueline Moriarty, 32, of Joliet pled guilty to the unlawful possession of cocaine, a class four felony. As part of the blind plea agreement, the charge of bringing contraband into a penal institution and another drug possession charge were dropped.

KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after three men were found dead in a northern Illinois house. Kankakee Police Chief Robin Passwater says at approximately 2 p.m., police responded to a call of a gunshot victim inside a residence. Patrol officers checked the residence and located three deceased...

KANKAKEE COUNTY - Three men were found dead in a home Wednesday afternoon in suburban Chicago. The bodies were found inside a Kankakee two-unit rental home located in the 600 block of West Merchant Street. Neighbors say they heard multiple gunshots just before 3 a.m. Police were notified mid-afternoon by...

KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — Authorities were investigating after three men were found dead in a northern Illinois house, the city’s police chief mayor said Wednesday. At approximately 2 p.m., police responded to a call of a gunshot victim inside of a residence, Kankakee Police Chief Robin Passwater said.

LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Deputies are looking for the suspect in a string of reported thefts in St. Joseph County earlier this week. The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office says a generator and several other items were stolen from a car in the area of M-86 and Lutz Road in Lockport Township between Sunday and Tuesday.

Authorities are still facing more questions than answers as they investigate the deaths of three men that were killed inside of a home in suburban Kankakee. Police say that the three men, all in their 20’s, were found dead Wednesday afternoon inside of the home in the 600 block of West Merchant Street, just one block from AMITA Health St. Mary’s Hospital and across the street from a baseball field.

"I Voted Stickers" (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Manhattan School District 114 referendum has passed. Voters marked yes to allow the district to use bond money or a loan of up to $85 million to build a fourth school. The referendum easily got through with 66% voting yes. The district is using...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- We want you to meet Cindy Lou and think about taking her home.Cindy Lou is a 6-year-old mixed breed living at the Kankakee County Humane Foundation. She's been available for adoption for six years. A CBS 2 viewer reached out, hoping to find this dog a home. She does need to be the only pet in the home because the shelter confirmed, "She's not down to party with pals."If you are interested in taking Cindy Lou home, visit the Kankakee County Humane Foundation website. 

Three bodies were found in a house in Kankakee Wednesday, and police say they are conducting a homicide investigation. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.

A man with history of DUI’s was sentenced in Grundy County on Monday, June 27th. Shawn Black, 32, of Morris pled guilty to Aggravated DUI, a class two felony and was sentenced to three years of probation. Black was also sentenced to 180 days in the Grundy County Jail, must pay more than $6,000 in restitution and follow several other requirements.