Pembroke Township, IL

KANKAKEE — A woman was arrested Saturday on a preliminary charge of arson following a fire at a residence in the 500 block of Union Avenue. The fire was contained to the contents of the residence and personal belongings of the woman’s boyfriend, Kankakee Fire Chief Bryan LaRoche said. Kankakee...

IROQUOIS COUNTY, Ill. (WICS/WCCU) — A northern Illinois man is dead after a crash in Iroquois County. Illinois State Police (ISP) say it happened around 8:19 a.m. on Monday,. A Chevrolet Suburban was traveling southbound on I-57 near milepost 267 when it left the roadway and entered the center median.

A North Chicago man was killed in a single-vehicle accident in the southbound lane of Interstate 57 Aug. 2. According to Illinois State Police reports, the accident occurred at 8;19 a.m. at milepost 267 in Iroquois County. A preliminary investigation indicates that a 1999 gray Chevrolet Suburban was southbound on...

KANKAKEE — A fire destroyed a semi-tractor trailer on Interstate 57 at the 309 mile marker on Saturday, according to the Kankakee Fire Department. Firefighters responded to the call at 10:50 p.m., Kankakee Fire Chief Bryan LaRoche said. A mechanical issue with the truck caused the fire, which spread to...

Every county in the Chicago area except one is seeing "substantial" community transmission of COVID-19, placing nearly the entire region in the category in which fully vaccinated people should resume wearing a mask indoors, federal health officials say. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance last week...

LODA — A 35-year-old North Chicago man was killed in a one-vehicle crash Monday morning on Interstate 57 in southern Iroquois County. In a news release, District 21 Illinois State Police said the accident occurred around 8:19 a.m. when the man — whose identity was being withheld pending the notification of next of kin — was driving a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban south at milepost 267 near Loda.

IROQUOIS COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) - A North Chicago man is dead after a crash in Iroquois County. State police said the crash occurred at about 8:19 a.m. Monday, when a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban was headed northbound on Interstate 57 at mile post 267. The driver left the road to the left and entered the center median for an unknown reason.

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LINDSEY HUNT (MOTHER) AND ANY UNKNOWN ALLEGED FATHERS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the above noted parent whose whereabouts are unknown, as well as Any Unknown Alleged Fathers, whose whereabouts are also unknown, that the Indiana Department of Child Services has filed a Petition for Involuntary Termination of your Parental Rights, and that an adjudication hearing has been scheduled with the Court.

During the better part of the past few decades, the status of the football rivalry amongst All-City rivals Bishop McNamara and Kankakee has tapered off, as the two teams haven’t squared off on the gridiron since 2012. But when Kankakee served as a last-minute replacement at the 11th annual Central...