The BBCHS Academic Foundation will honor the recipients of its 2025 alumni awards, Judge Nancy Nicholson and Lindsey Mantoan, at a reception Nov. 12 at the Kankakee Country Club.

Two occupants in a mini van died following a crash with a semi tractor trailer Friday night on the Kankakee/Will County line and Illinois Route 50.

Kankakee County was awarded five grants totaling $7,975,000 in the Highway Safety Improvement Program funding from the Illinois Department of Transportation.

A first responder on an unrelated ambulance call at the Donovan Farmers Co-Op Elevator in Martinton spotted a bulge in the concrete and rebar beginning to form on the north side of the silo that ultimately collapsed Wednesday afternoon.

Hundreds lined Fourth Street in Sterling on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, to join one of thousands of "No Kings" rallies across the country and Europe.

The first-ever Howl-O-ween Pet Parade and Photo Costume Contest is set for Saturday (Oct. 25) at 10 a.m. at The Grove, located at 700 Main St. NW in Bourbonnais.

The first bond sale that will go toward funding Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School’s $70 million facilities project is now taking place.

A current Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School student was arrested by Bradley police for threatening that he was going to bring a weapon to school Thursday.

Three people were arrested and five weapons were recovered at a residence by Kankakee police Wednesday.

Youth being serving continued at Tuesday’s meeting when Nathan J. Benoit, 26, was sworn in to fill the unexpired term of Amanda Armer-Irps.

An alleged road rage incident ended in the arrest of Kodi M. Meyer, of Coal City, by Kankakee police Monday.

As the federal government pressure has been turned up regarding deportation of undocumented immigrants gains intensity, Hispanic residents in Kankakee County are living in fear, an advocate said.

A grain bin holding approximately 30,000 bushels of soybeans collapsed Wednesday afternoon in Martinton.

A Kankakee residence sustained between $35,000-$45,000 in damage in a structure fire Tuesday.

Perry Farm Park in Bradley turns into a haunting good delight this weekend.

Kankakee police arrested a Kankakee man Oct. 10 for allegedly trying to set an occupied residence on fire.

Kankakee Community College’s radiography program has been awarded initial accreditation by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology.

A kitchen fire started by unattended frying food left two apartments uninhabitable in a 12-unit complex in the 200 block of Crestlane on Kankakee’s east side Monday night.

Liberty Intermediate School was one of 28 schools across the state to be recognized for exemplary academic performance through the Illinois Governor’s Blue Ribbon Schools program.

Kankakee County Coroner Bob Gessner identified the victim in the fatal crash involving a motorcycle and passenger car as 31-year-old Trevor Waddell, of Braidwood.

Kankakee County has a new trail to travel - the interactive Kankakee County Mural Trail.

Illinois State Police Troop 5 is investigating a fatal crash involving a passenger car and motorcycle that occurred Sunday morning in Kankakee County.

Kohl’s store in Bradley is one of three in Illinois that will be powered by solar.

Kankakee Community College nursing student Faith McCarthy is aiming to win the Face of Halloween Costume Contest, sponsored by the Starlight Children's Foundation.

A storm sewer improvement project in the middle of the village of Manteno was awarded at Monday’s board meeting to a local contractor.

The vision of reimagining Riverfront Park in Bourbonnais came a bit more into focus last week.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday for the Herscher School District’s project to replace its aging facilities.

Kankakee police continue the investigation into the death of a 62-year-old Kankakee man, who was shot and killed Oct. 3 on the city’s north side.

The purchase of the 2026 Ford Ranger for $37,528 from Taylor Ford of Manteno was eventually approved by a 4-2 vote.

Pope Leo XIV encouraged international news agencies on Thursday to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation, as he strongly backed a free, independent and objective press

11th annual Boilermaker games celebrate inclusion and friendship at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School.

Elected officials and community leaders aim to uplift immigrant families and denounce presence of Texas National Guard in Will County during a press conference held at Azteca de Oro in Joliet on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025.

Sunrise Center Animal Rescue will be hosting its second Trunk or Treat on Sunday, Oct. 19, from noon-4 p.m.at its location, 3306 Waldron Road, Kankakee.

Members of the Texas National Guard continue to be stationed at the Joliet Local Training Area site for the Illinois National Guard at 20612 Arsenal Road in Elwood on Wednesday, Oct. 8.

Three of Riverside Healthcare’s have been honored at the state level for their outstanding leadership, innovation and dedication to the nursing profession.

Area high school students are taking an opportunity to learn job skills for aviation through the Kankakee Area Career Center's program.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s first prairie style home will be the site for an upcoming Halloween tea.

More than 20 fire departments battled a brush fire in Beecher on Saturday afternoon.

Anthony Gulley, of Kankakee, agreed to plead guilty Thursday to the January 2023 killing of 47-year-old Randel Robinson II, of Kankakee, in Kankakee County Court.

A Kankakee woman accused of shooting and killing 58-year-old Harold Williams in June 2022 agreed to plead guilty to second degree murder Thursday.

Already this year, Herscher School District has reported 43 stop arm violations to the Herscher Police Department Chief Kurt Quick said.

For the third straight year, student enrollment for Fall 2025 semester has increased at Kankakee Community College.

State Rep. Jackie Haas, R-Kankakee, is hosting a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17 at the Bourbonnais Municipal Center, 700 Main St.

The Zonta Club of Kankakee presents Zonta German Fest on Saturday, Oct. 18 from noon-3 p.m.

Kaylen Cote, of Onarga, a senior majoring in accounting and finance at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is among 20 Husker students selected for the second group of the Ameritas Emerging Leaders Academy.

Illinois State Police arrested 47-year-old Nathan D. Rodgers, of Momence, for allegedly being in possession of child sexual abuse material Thursday.

The Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office investigated an alleged road rage Wednesday that ended with the arrest of 19-year-old Krishaun C. Mays, of Kankakee.

The $23 million Cass Street bridge project includes replacing sections of steel deck.

Carroll Prince, of Watseka, was recently crowned the AMHR Nationals Princess at the 2025 American Miniature Horse Registry National Show, which was held Sept. 4–13 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Bradley police said they continue to investigate a shots fired incident that occurred during an attempted burglary Thursday.