Kankakee, IL

HOPKINS PARK — The Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department and Kankakee County Coroner’s office are investigating the shooting death of a Pembroke Township man Tuesday night, according to Kankakee County Sheriff Chief Deputy Ken McCabe. Kankakee County Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Cavender identified the victim as 21-year-old Deric Wren III, who...

KANKAKEE — COVID-19 transmission in Kankakee County on Tuesday shifted from “moderate” to “substantial,” the second highest metric from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID data tracker. Areas with 1 to 49 cases per 100,000 people are considered to have moderate transmission, while 50 to 99 is substantial...

The Indiana Department of Transportation will close the Kankakee Rest Area serving southbound Interstate 65 in Jasper County Wednesday to begin demolition in anticipation of constructing a new welcome center. The building will be closed at 4 p.m. Wednesday; the parking lot will close Monday. The project is part of...

KANKAKEE — Val Jaenicke had a front-row seat to the inner workings within the Kankakee Police Department for the past three decades, but don’t even think you can ask her for the inside story. “Whatever happened in the police department, stayed in the police department. I never shared anything with...

New COVID cases in Illinois yesterday hit the highest daily total since early May. Governor Pritzker is repeating his call to be cautious. He’s pleading with residents to get vaccinated. Health officials announced yesterday that there were two-thousand-682 new cases in the state with eight deaths. All but seven counties...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say Will County is now experiencing “high” levels of transmission of COVID-19. Data from the group shows the county has had more than 100 new cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 residents over the last seven days recorded. The reported number is 107.13. The Illinois Department of Public Health shows the latest seven-day rolling positivity average for the county at 5.5%. DuPage County is at 4.6% and is classified as having a “substantial” transmission level, with 78.77 new cases per 100,000 residents over the last seven days recorded.

From noon to 5 p.m. Saturday in the back lot of the Quality Inn & Suites in Bradley, there will be a Back the Blue event that is free and open to the public. The event encourages residents to show support and say “thank you” to local police officers. There will be finger printing for kids, music, kids games and prizes, a corn hole competition and more.

(U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah via AP) A Grundy County man pleaded guilty to the drug induced homicide of a 22-year-old pregnant woman from Braidwood. Samantha Kile died after overdosing on fentanyl and heroin back in November of 2018. 27-year-old Colin West of Gardner, Illinois, pleaded guilty in Grundy County Circuit Court to the drug induced homicide of Kile, and unlawful possession of a controlled substance. West was sentenced to eight years in prison.

When president and director of The Vipers Track Club Marques Lowe found out he had 17 student-athletes qualify for the 2021 USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships in Jacksonville, Fla., last weekend, he had high hopes to return to Kankakee County with 10 athletes reaching All-American status. Luckily for Lowe and the Vipers, his expectations were blown out of the water as he and his club returned home with 21 All-Americans.

The Will County Health Department (WCHD) has joined with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to recommend that all residents should wear masks indoors in public settings, due to the county now being designated as a COVID-19 substantial transmission county by the CDC. The recommendation is for both vaccinated and non-vaccinated individuals.

Starting at 7 p.m. Friday at Willowhaven Park Nature Center — located at 1451 N. 4000E Road, Kankakee — the Bourbonnais Township Park District will be hosting Firefly Festival for local families. Firefly numbers are dwindling in Illinois and BTPD wants to keep the lights blinking by creating awareness of...

Catholic Charities is hosting a class from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. every Wednesday through Sept. 1. The classes are online and help seniors with balance in order to reduce risk of falling. » catholiccharitiesjoliet.org, 815-523-9919. Iroquois Memorial Hospital vaccine clinic. The Iroquois County Public Health Department will be hosting a...

A picture-perfect mid-summer evening provided the backdrop for the return of the National Night Out program held at the Perry Farm property of the Bourbonnais Township Park District. Held near the center of the Kankakee-Bradley-Bourbonnais metropolitan area, the event attracted hundreds. Not unlike so many events of 2020, National Night...

According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 96 of Illinois’ 102 counties are currently experiencing either “substantial” or “high” levels of transmission of COVID-19, and one county in the Chicago metropolitan area now finds itself in the latter category as cases of the virus surge.

Drink prices are STUPID EXPENSIVE at concerts, so this guy had an idea that actually worked…. One person at Lollapalooza this year, decided they didn’t want to pay the steep prices for booze. Weeks before the fences went up around Grant Park for the music fest, this guy buried a bottle of vodka on the grounds.