Kankakee County

Taxpayers in the Bradley Elementary School District can expect an increase on their bills, with the district seeking to collect about $12.9 million for its 2024 tax levy

Darius Sullivan is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 21 for the December 2021 killing Bradley Police Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic and the attempted murder of now-retired Sgt. Tyler Bailey

Robert Ellington-Snipes has been a fixture at Kankakee County Board meetings, off and on, for more than 30 years

The restoration crew at Bradley’s Restoration Works Inc. had planned to painstakingly bring new life to hundreds of window panes

Jeffrey L. Knight, of Bradley, was also arrested for violating his prison parole

Owners Elizabeth and Antonio Talaga announced the closure in a Facebook post on Nov. 4 following the tough decision

The village has not yet signed a contract with an entity to operate the food service operations, but Bradley Mayor Mike Watson confirmed a local businessman is in detailed discussions

The Village of Bourbonnais and Bourbonnais Township Park District have announced the eighth annual Chocolate Tour is returning next year

About 70 people attended the annual event, including teachers, parents, local officials and representatives from organizations that work with Bradley schools

The ballot for Village of Bourbonnais’ general election next April will have three less names on it for trustee

Community involvement is necessary in promoting the physical, social and emotional wellbeing of students, said Rebecca Selk, Bradley Elementary District 61 curriculum director

The rising cost of doing business also hits county government, as evidence by the Kankakee County Board approving the budget of $46,999,784 for Fiscal Year 2025

A $3.3-million complete rebuild of former The Journey Home property for young men is now known as Liberty Lodge and will be soon be populated by 14 homeless veterans in Kankakee

As a young man, James Dygert remembers listening on the radio as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt talked about the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

On Thursday, Kankakee police arrested Daniel Buhr, of Kankakee, for criminal damage to property for causing several hundred dollars in damages to a Kankakee business earlier in the week

It was a program designed to both honor veterans and to call attention to the problems many of them face

After a one year hiatus, the popular Thanksgiving tradition is back for its 11th year at 9 a.m. on Nov. 16 at Perry Farm Park

The Appellate Court of Illinois Third District affirmed the 18-year sentence imposed by a Kankakee County judge for convicted retired Catholic priest Richard Jacklin

Depictions of hope and struggle can be seen in the art pieces created by veterans on display at Kankakee Community College’s library.

It had been almost 50 years before Dan Horton could move himself to owning a dog again.

A loud “oorah” echoed through the Miner Memorial Library as members of the Marine Corps League Detachment 1253 let out the battle cry.

What would Illinois look like without Iroquois County on its eastern border? The voters of the rural county immediately south of Kankakee County would not mind finding out.

As one might expect, the unhoused population face a much harsher life compared to the housed; from 2017 to 2022, the average age of death in Illinois was almost 18 years earlier among people experiencing homelessness

Knight, a 5 ½-year-old Belgian Malinois, becomes the Bourbonnais Police Department’s first K9 officer

The village of Bourbonnais is holding the fifth annual Holiday Homes and Holly Jolly Lighting Contest

Add Utility Terrain Vehicles, better known as UTVs, to the list of transportation options not allowed on Kankakee streets, sidewalks or parks.

Longtime Kankakee County Circuit Clerk Sandi Cianci, a Republican, won reelection for the fourth time on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Dondi Maricle for the second consecutive time in the general election

Joliet police officers are still searching on Monday for Jocelyn Buster, 27, of Joliet, who is accused of money laundering and vehicle fraud.

Incumbent Democrats Johnathon Jackson and Robin Kelly appear to have easily won their bids for another term in Congress, representing Illinois Districts 1 and 2, respectively.

Here is a roundup of the unofficial winners in the state Senate races across Will County in the Nov. 5 General Election.

Unofficial vote totals show a Democrat judge in Will County has a high lead over a Republican judge in DuPage County for the 3rd District Appellate Court race.

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.

About 75 people from across northern Illinois who get there water or sewer from private utility Aqua Illinois say commerce commission should reject a proposed rate hike.

Democratic voters across seven Illinois counties delivered an overwhelming victory for Will County Judge John Anderson in his bid to become a justice on the 3rd District Appellate Court.

After a Will County judge granted a new trial for a man charged with a 2017 murder at the Joliet Outlaws' clubhouse, the man is now seeking his release from jail under the SAFE-T Act.

Another event about the abolishment of cash bail under the SAFE-T Act will be held on Feb. 28 at the Fountaindale Public Library District in Bolingbrook.

Any private landowners with forests, from homeowners to farmers, can apply for the Improving Oak Ecosystem Health in the Great Lakes Region in Northeastern Illinois program until March 29.

A Will County judge has not yet decided whether a man convicted of killing a woman at the Joliet Outlaws motorcycle clubhouse should receive a new trial based on alleged prosecutorial misconduct.

A Joliet woman accused in the 2022 deadly crash that killed an Aurora doctor has been released from jail.

Kankakee County Judge William Dickenson has granted a defense motion to allow the release of Maria Aiello, 47, of Joliet, from jail under the SAFE-T Act.

A judge may decide on Oct. 10. whether Aiello should remain in jail.

A former investigator for the Will County Public Defender’s Office allegedly drove at 111 mph while under the influence of PCP and other drugs in a fiery crash in 2022 that killed a doctor in Joliet, court records show.

Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday called the development “the most significant new manufacturing investment in Illinois in decades.”

A defense attorney has escalated his request for a new trial in the Joliet Outlaws’ murder case by claiming prosecutors committed misconduct and a judge failed to avoid numerous errors during last year’s trial.

Two tornadoes started in Minooka on Friday night, causing damage there and in sections of Shorewood, Joliet and Channahon, the National Weather Service said.

Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) launched $10 million in funding for the third round of the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program meant to train statewide workers in the trades.

An Iraqi immigrant who was found in 2014 unfit to stand trial in an eavesdropping case against a former Will County sheriff was arrested after he was accused of communicating threats to multiple judges and the Will County State’s Attorney, police said.