Kankakee

A new three-year contract extension for the Joliet Junior College president was approved in a 5-2 vote Wednesday, with dissenting votes from two trustees who are suing the school in two separate lawsuits.

Another two-vehicle crash on Wilmington-Peotone Road on Thursday in Peotone Township has resulted in a female driver’s death. The last fatal crash on the roadway occurred on Monday.

The Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees is seeking applicants willing to serve as a trustee until the April 2025 election

Five men have been charged with participating in a video gaming theft ring that stole more than $100,000 across numerous counties, including Cook, Will, Kane and Kendall.

This year, it will be easier for central and northern Illinois residents to get Flamm peaches with the introduction of their new mobile truck that will make stops at designated Tractor Supply Co. locations – including in Geneva and Kankakee.

The Will County Emergency Management Agency is advising residents along the Kankakee River of flash flood conditions throughout the week due to ice jams on the river.

The community’s first opportunity to see the remodeled space in Joliet will be Sept. 7, when Cornerstone holds its annual art show.

The Illinois Supreme Court may issue an opinion on Tuesday that could decide whether cashless bail for criminal defendants will be implemented in the state.

The 47-year-old man and a 30-year-old man were in a Chevrolet pickup truck that was struck head on by a Toyota Camry on Tuesday in Will County, according to Illinois State Police.

As of Thursday, law enforcement officials have not provided any information about the events that apparently led to the arrest of a former member of the Tri-County Auto Theft Task Force.

Career opportunities for plant scientists include managing land for agencies on the county, state and federal level that do land restoration work, according to Andy Neill, vice president of the Kankakee Torrent Chapter and biology professor at Joliet Junior College.

The chief judge in Kankakee County weighing the SAFE-T Act lawsuit case had concluded the "appropriateness of bail rests with the authority of the court and may not be determined by legislative fiat."

All northbound lanes of Interstate 55 were closed for the investigation of the semitrailer crash at Kankakee River Bridge until about 1 p.m. on Friday, according to Illinois State Police.

A former assistant warden at Stateville prison in Crest Hill was investigated by Illinois State Police over allegations of sexually abusing Illinois Department of Corrections staff, police said.

A Custer Park man stands charged in Will County with concealing the death of a 44-year-old man who died from a methamphetamine intoxication by dumping his body in a wooded area in Kankakee County.

Illinois Supreme Court has taken 58 cases from prosecutors across the state that challenge the SAFE-T Act and consolidated them to one case filed by a Kankakee County state's attorney.

An attorney for a Will County Public Defender's Office investigator charged with reckless homicide over a fiery crash in Joliet is seeking a special prosecutor to handle the case. A judge outside Will County is also presiding over the case.

Tom Boerman, 35, from the Netherlands, stopped overnight in DeKalb during his quest to walk around the world and to raise money for schools in Nepal. "This journey has taught me that there’s always an adventure around the corner," Boerman said.

A Momence woman has been charged in Will County with multiple counts of sexual assault and sexual abuse dating back to 2017 and 2018, court records show.