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Woman hit by AmTrak train in Wilmington identified  

WILMINGTON - A woman hit by a train last Thursday night has been identified. The Will County Coroner’s Office announced Tuesday the victim as Susan A....

Bourbonnais, Bradley, Joliet, and Peotone get $12 million combined towards projects under “Rebuild Illinois” 

BOURBONNAIS - The Village of Bourbonnais has been awarded $3 million dollars in grants under the $45 billion dollar Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic...

Gas prices continue to say under $4 a gallon 

BOURBONNAIS - For the fourth consecutive week, Kankakee County residents continue to see prices fall at the pump. According to AAA, the average price of gasoline...

Kankakee Health Department announces 1st case of Monkeypox  

KANKAKEE - The first confirmed case of Monkeypox has been identified locally. The Kankakee Health Department announced the 1st case of MPV infection Monday morning.  “Kankakee County...

Peotone Fire apologizes after using girl’s death as example for consolidation 

PEOTONE - Fire officials are apologized Monday morning after a post last Saturday involving a one month old girl’s death struck a negative cord with...

Illinois LINK system to go down for maintenance this weekend  

CHICAGO – The Illinois LINK System will have scheduled maintenance this weekend that will disrupt the service. According to Illinois LINK, the LINK card system will...