Beecher

A Peotone family was held at gunpoint and robbed Friday night while changing a flat tire. Police have a "heavy presence" in the area seeking the suspects.

The Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department and Kankakee County Coroner’s office are investigating a fatal vehicle vs. pedestrian accident that occurred Thursday in Yellowhead Township. The victim, Jacob M. Riechers, of Grant Park, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Beginning Friday, 19 paintings depicting Smokey Bear, the immensely popular symbol of the U.S. Forest Service’s wildfire prevention campaign, will be on display at four Will County forest preserve visitor centers.

Plainfield Township beta tested the Thriveworks program in 2023 and then increased its budget in 2024 for mental health services.

The home Ann Loitz, 93, of Beecher was destroyed by fire on Dec. 12. She and her husband raised their four children in the house where she has lived for more than 60 years.

Ann Loitz in Beecher is lucky to be alive after a mid-December fire destroyed her single-story home