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Cass County, MI Drug Bust: 2 Arrested After Home Search

Cass County, MI – Two people were arrested Monday after a drug investigation led authorities to search a Jefferson Township residence in Cass County, Michigan, according to the sheriff's...

Midwest-Ohio Valley Weather Today: 75+ MPH Winds, Tornadoes Possible

Chicago, IL – A widespread severe weather threat is taking shape across the Midwest and Ohio Valley Tuesday,...

Southeast Weather This Week: Heat Index Could Hit 115 Degrees

Atlanta, GA – A prolonged and potentially record-breaking heat wave is expected to grip much of the Southeast...

DuPage County, IL: Kentucky Man Gets 18 Years in Yorktown Mall Shooting

Lombard, IL – A Kentucky man has been sentenced to 18 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections...

Michigan Weather Tuesday: Damaging Storms Could Hit by Noon

Grand Rapids, MI – A line of potentially severe thunderstorms could sweep through portions of West Michigan Tuesday...

Robbers don’t celebrate Labor Day: Bradley Best Buy Burglarized

While shoppers awaited Labor Day deals this past weekend, robbers had something else in mind at  Best Buy in Bradley. A robbery occurred at the location during the...

ReCharge Coffee Bar opens with Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening

ReCharge Coffee Bar celebrated its official opening to the public on Friday, August 23, with a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by the Manteno Chamber of Commerce.

Kankakee Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction Program now taking Applications

Kankakee, IL – As announced in a December 2018 Press Release, the City of Kankakee Community Development Agency was awarded $3,000,000 in Lead Based Paint Hazard Reduction grant program funding and has launched a program to reduce lead poisoning in children. Hundreds of children in Kankakee have been identified as being lead poisoned. The effects of lead poison can be devastating, long term and often irreversible. The goal of the program is to help homeowners and landlords reduce lead hazards in their houses and apartments, primarily where children reside or are likely to reside. The Kankakee Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is a national program funded by H.U.D. in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Public Health.

‘Chaos’ looms as vote on Animal Control nears

Animal Control Director Julie Boudreau summed up Kankakee County Chairman Andrew Wheeler's Animal Control Plan this past Friday with one word: "Chaos." Boudreau says,...

Goal Line: Kankakee Area HS Varsity Football Score Recap

Goal Line: Kankakee Area HS Varsity Football Score Recap

Hurricane Dorian upgraded to Category 5, damage starts

DORIAN ROCKING GAS STATION. Hurricane Dorian has arrived in the Bahamas (Marsh Harbor, Abaco) and is rocking the gas station there. (via James Julmis)...
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