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Plainfield Family creates wild Halloween love letter to Stranger Things iconic scene 

PLAINFIELD - A local Halloween display is attracting global attention for the mystery behind it.  The display features a replica of Sadie Sink’s Max Mayfield that...

Owners of Iconic Route 66 Wilmington Restaurant assure community it’s NOT permanently closed 

WILMINGTON - The owners of the iconic Launching Pad assured the community Thursday they’re not going anywhere. The message came after several Route 66 social media...

Crete-Monee JROTC instructor fired after altercation with Student

MONEE - An instructor accused of aggravated battery of a student earlier this month has been fired. The Crete-Monee School District 201-U Board fired JROTC instructor...

Parents asked to prepare for possible nationwide Bus Driver Strike

JOLIET - Schools that utilize First Student buses may find themselves without transportation beginning Tuesday as bus drivers consider going on strike. Any work stoppage would...

State’s Attorney Jim Rowe files lawsuit declaring Safe-T Act unconstitutional 

KANKAKEE - State’s Attorney Jim Rowe announced Friday a lawsuit filed in Kankakee County Circuit Court asking that HB3653, the “Safe-T Act”, be held unconstitutional.  The...

Bathroom fire in Bourbonnais displaces two residents in Briarcliff Subdivision Friday 

BOURBONNAIS - At least two residents have been displaced after a fire early Friday morning. According to Bourbonnais Fire, it happened around 6 a.m. when firefighters...