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A cruise ship vacation that turned deadly leads straight back to Illinois. The NBC Chicago investigative team has learned that the accused killer on a cruise ship that left Texas bound for the Caribbean is a native of Kankakee. He has a history of violence in the far south Chicago suburb and previously did prison time in Illinois for attempted murder.
More than 6,400 turkeys will be donated across 20 Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana locations.
Gretchen Sollo, 100, of Bradley, Illinois, has walked her local Lowe's every morning for five years, and employees surprised her with a birthday party.
The Riverview Historic District's annual Holiday Housewalk returns to Kankakee on Dec. 6, 2026, running from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and this year's lineup includes a rare pairing: Frank Lloyd Wright's first two Prairie-style homes opening together for the first time in 50 years, according to the Shaw Local News Network.
A Chicago performer who has spent years channeling Michael Jackson's signature spins and glittering costumes is bringing his tribute act to Kankakee for one night only. Enrico “Rico” Hampton, known on stage as Rico MJ, is scheduled to perform Michael Jackson's greatest hits at the Majestic Event Center on Saturday, Nov. 28, with Motown singer Lisa Joyce opening the show.
Renters in Pontiac saw apartment listing prices increase 5% from October 2025's median of $2,095, an analysis of new data from rental marketplace Zumper shows. The typical apartment listed for rent at $2,199 in October. Median listing prices in Pontiac are trending essentially the same as the previous month's $2,195 price. The data covers all bedroom sizes, ranging from studios to four-bedroom units, within the specified metropolitan area. It reflects the median rent for all listings that were active at any given point during the month, according to Russell Middleton, co-founder of Zumper. New construction is included in the data and listings that are currently occupied or no longer available are excluded. data.gadsdentimes.com Out of 31,885 rental listings in Pontiac, 104 are subsidized. When those are excluded, the overall median rent for listed apartments goes to $2,200. One-bedroom apartments listed to rent at a median of $2,095, no change since September, when they were $2,095. Since October 2025, one-bedroom rental prices rose 10% from $1,901. Two-bedroom apartments listed for rent were basically flat to September at a central price of $2,300, compared to $2,295. Since October 2025, two-bedroom rental prices slightly dropped from $2,300. Statewide, Illinois rental listing prices are
Summer gets all the credit for ice cream, but some of the best scoops in Illinois come straight from working farms and dairy shops that stay open well into fall. While combines roll through the fields and the leaves start turning, these spots are still pouring soft serve, churning gelato, and handing out waffle cones.
Showers continue across northern Illinois Wednesday, with isolated storms possible through sunset.
