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Bradley-Bourbonnais High School Opens 2026-27 Student Parking Registration

Bradley, IL – Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School District 307 has opened student parking permit registration for the 2026-27 school year, with discounted early bird pricing available for a limited...

Lake County, IL Cold Case: Woman Charged in Newborn’s Grocery Store Death After 25 Years

Round Lake Beach, IL – Nearly 25 years after a newborn infant was found dead in a bag...

Hobart, IN Crash Today: Vehicle Slams Into Home on Joliet Street

Hobart, IN – Emergency crews are responding to a vehicle that crashed into a home in Hobart, prompting...

Joliet, IL Barn Fire Destroys Vacant Structure Saturday Afternoon

Joliet, IL – A large vacant barn was destroyed in a Saturday afternoon fire, but firefighters were able...

Lake County, IL Route 60 Motorcycle Crash Kills Mundelein Man

Mettawa, IL – A 43-year-old Mundelein man was killed Monday night after his motorcycle collided with an SUV...

Porch Pirates on the rise in Kankakee County

BOURBONNAIS – ‘Porch Pirates’ are on the rise in Kankakee County.  According to area residents, multiple reports of stolen packages are coming in this month...

Les Artisans Arts & Crafts Fair canceled for second time due to pandemic

BOURBONNAIS – The Bourbonnais Grove Historical Society has canceled the Les Artisans Arts & Crafts Fair for the second time in 2020 due to...

Kankakee stands on weak leg suggesting it should be its own Region, now at 8.0%

BOURBONNAIS – It has been nearly three weeks since Region 7 first tested at the 8.0% warning territory back on August 19th. Exactly 19 days...

State’s wealthiest person gives $20 million to anti-graduated tax committee

By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ wealthiest man and frequent Republican political donor Ken Griffin has pledged $20 million to a group dedicated...

New comic book-themed restaurant set to open in Mokena’s downtown

A dormant building in the heart of Mokena’s commercial corridor will soon turn the page and enter its next chapter as an animated eatery...

KCC Foundation raises nearly $40,000 with virtual Give Day event

KANKAKEE – The first-ever Kankakee Community College Foundation virtual Give Day event has been a success, raising nearly $40,000 through online efforts. Held last Thursday,...
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