Jeff Bonty

Bradley police, with assistance from other local agencies, investigated an April 17 incident at a carnival located in the 1600 block of North Bradley Boulevard.

A Kankakee woman was arrested Thursday by Bradley police who had responded to a fight involving approximately 15 people in the area of the 200 block of West Broadway Street.

Nine people were displaced following a fire in a four-unit apartment in a building in the 1100 block of East Court Street on Tuesday.

The fire pits located at The Grove were a bit of a hot topic at Monday’s meeting of the Bourbonnais trustees.

Attorneys representing Prime Healthcare, the company that owns St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee, filed a motion asking for sanctions against Kankakee County State’s Attorney's office.

Illinois State Police investigated an incident Monday involving a pedestrian and semi-tractor trailer on Interstate 57 in Kankakee County.

Julius Burkes, the man accused of killing Momence bar owner Courtney M. Drysdale, was indicted April 8 by a federal grand jury in the U.S. Central District of Illinois.

Accused killer Julius Burkes had his case moved to the federal level Thursday in Kankakee County Court.

A 22-year-old Watseka man has been charged with killing his one-month-old son.

The sound of roaring engines will fill the air in south Kankakee this Friday as the Kankakee County Speedway hosts the opening night of 2026. New track promoter Evan Eckhoff had a couple of things on his mind as his inaugural season approaches.

For the past decade, what used to be the grand structure of Bon Vivant Country Club sat unused. As of last week, approximately 18 acres have been annexed into the village of Bourbonnais and zoned for a general commercial for a banquet center and restaurant.

There have been some safety changes made at Illinois Route 1 at the Kankakee/Will County line, the site of several serious accidents.

Riverfront Park in Bourbonnais expanded by 6.6 acres last week. Trustees approved the ordinance annexing the land, donated by the Johnston family, at last Monday’s meeting.

Two people were injured in a crash of a grain spreader and pickup Thursday on Illinois Route 17 in Kankakee County.

The Kankakee Area Career Center was annexed into the village of Bourbonnais during Monday’s board meeting.