Kankakee

An upcoming fundraiser for Wright in Kankakee is kicking off the 125th anniversary of architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s design of the historic B. Harley Bradley House

Riverside Medical Center begins use of a neurointerventional biplane angiography system, which cost $3 million, according to Riverside officials

Kankakee Valley Park District is celebrating 100 years of parks and recreation

The year 1958 was one that 14 Kankakee boys would remember for the rest of their lives. It was the year that they came within one game of becoming the Little League World Champions

Kankakee County has seen an influx of capital improvements over the past five years, totaling $2.5 billion spread among several manufacturers and businesses

State Representative Jackie Haas (R-Kankakee) is ready to launch her fifth annual “Valentines for Veterans” program for local veterans

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Foundation’s Interfaith Prayer Breakfast, which happens in conjunction with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, is set for Monday, Jan. 20

A Kankakee man faces federal charges for allegedly robbing a United States postal carrier at gunpoint in a Chicago suburb last week

Kankakee School District 111’s assistant superintendent of human resources Shemeka Fountain was fired Monday with a split 4-3 vote by the Kankakee School Board

Individuals can also get assistance accessing forms and applications

Kankakee nonprofit organization Still I Rise will be holding a blanket giveaway Saturday

Music-lovers surrendered to the sounds of more than a dozen acts in downtown Kankakee on Saturday night during the second annual Wintersong music festival

All those remembering John McCracken, the lifelong Kankakeean, businessman, river enthusiast and neighbor, said Kankakee ran to the very core of his body

The last two years have seen a dramatic drop in the number of overdose deaths in Kankakee County

She holds the distinction of being the first Black woman to be hired within the department, starting her law enforcement career with the Kankakee Police Department on Sept. 7, 2005

The Kankakee Area Macintosh Users’ Group follows last year’s 40th anniversary celebration with an invite to new users of smart phones, tablets, computers and peripherals

The vacant seat on the Kankakee School Board left by the death of Deb Johnston will be filled by Cynthia Veronda

The annual Women United breakfast is back

Illinois State Police arrested Joseph L. Lookingbill, 35, of Kankakee, on Tuesday for allegedly being in possession of child sexual abuse images.

While the top two positions within the Kankakee Police Department remain in place, there is significant change within the department

A 35-year-old Kankakee man has been arrested for allegedly being in possession of child pornography

Kankakee Police Chief Chris Kidwell has said investigators have been hampered in their investigation

Twenty-six visiting international teachers hailing from four countries started their jobs in Kankakee School District 111 this week as school resumed from winter break

A community healing center is set to open for people affected by gun violence in the wake of a mass shooting that killed two people and injured five others mere hours into 2025

Police have thus far questioned 15-20 people who were inside the house when the shooting occurred

The driver of an Illinois Department of Transportation snow plow died Monday after it collided with a Canadian National Railway train in Iroquois County

The Illinois Coalition for Community Services will be hosting its second annual fundraiser in Kankakee this March.

The old saying “better late than never” can certainly apply to the anticipated start of Kankakee’s East Riverwalk

It’s not every year you get to celebrate 100 years. Yet, that’s the case with the extended family of Noralee Sirois, who turned 100 on Jan. 1

With several contested school board races on the ballot, Kankakee County will almost certainly see some new faces making decisions on local educational matters following the April 1 consolidated election

Aaron Robinson, operations manager of Still I Rise organization, was arrested early New Year’s Day after Kankakee patrol officers observed him fire multiple shots from an AR-15 rifle

Investigators continue looking into the New Year’s Day mass shooting which left two brothers dead and five others injured, Kankakee Police Chief Chris Kidwell said

Curtis cannot get past the fact some 50 to 60 people were in the dwelling and yet no one is willing to step forward to aid the police investigation

The Kankakee County Branch of the NAACP extends its deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the two young men who tragically lost their lives in the shooting incident at 1845 Pierson Parkway

Areas of northern Illinois can expect an inch or more of snow beginning Thursday afternoon.

Two people are dead and five others injured following a mass shooting during a house party on the east side of Kankakee early New Year’s Day

A special Winterfest event is set for Saturday, Jan. 4 at Ice Valley Centre Arena, 1601 River Road in Kankakee

Stretching almost four miles across the center of the city, Court Street is one of Kankakee’s oldest and longest streets

Robert Miller, president of Riverside from 1964 to 1993, and Ira Collins, director of Shapiro from four decades, who both significantly impacted Kankakee County and beyond, died this year

The Kankakee Kultivators Garden Club members and guests enjoyed their annual Holiday Luncheon at the Kankakee Country Club

The monthly remote learning days in Kankakee schools known as Learning Anywhere, Anytime will be a thing of the past starting next school year

With little fanfare the Kankakee Regional Land Bank Authority has been making inroads in getting dilapidated properties either back on the tax rolls or removed as eyesores

An earlier Tuesday morning fire caused an estimated $75,000 in damages to two Kankakee homes

A little rain didn’t keep Santa from spreading holiday cheer Saturday at the third annual Kankakee Christmas Parade

The Kankakee Valley Park District Board adopted an ordinance setting its tax levy for the 2024-25 fiscal year at Monday’s meeting

Hill’s Jyaire “Suga” Hill Foundation is hosting its inaugural Grinchmas Party and Toy Drive Dec. 23

Kankakee School District 111 will be asking for an almost 5 percent tax increase and looking to collect close to $20.3 million in property taxes

The Kankakee School Board is looking to appoint someone to fill the vacancy left by the death of one of its members, Deb Johnston

A Kankakee man serving 32 years in prison for a 2007 conviction for attempted murder was given his freedom back Monday

Some 289 runners and walkers participated at Kankakee Community College