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Suicidal Individual Found Safe After Late-Night Search in Kankakee County

Limestone, IL - Emergency teams successfully concluded a late-night search for a suicidal individual reported missing late Tuesday evening.  The coordinated search took place in the 100 block of W...

Manteno, IL – Kankakee County Awarded $2.9 Million IDOT Grant for Highway 9 Overhaul Ahead of EV Plant Opening

Manteno, IL - Kankakee County has been awarded a $2.9 million grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation...

Lockport Man, Felon, Charged with Attempted Murder in Reported Racially Modivated Shooting 

Lockport Township, IL - John P. Shadbar, 70, of Lockport Township, has been charged with attempted first degree...

New Lenox, IL – Free Mental Health Workshop Aims to Educate and Empower

New Lenox Safe Community Coalition, in collaboration with New Lenox School District #122, will host a free workshop...

Frankfort, IL – Summer Street Closure for Outdoor Dining on Kansas Street Announced

Frankfort, IL – Kansas Street in downtown Frankfort will be temporarily closed to vehicular traffic from May 23...

Joliet Police Officer tests positive for COVID-19

That information was sent out by Joliet officials this morning. The Officer became symptomatic and was tested at the Wal-Mart Federal Joliet Testing Facility last week. Following the test, the Officer self-quarantined pending results that later came back positive.

‘Deeply disturbed’ Rep. Parkhurst requesting ‘urgent action’ on Shapiro incidents

State Representative Lindsay Parkhurst released a statement late last night regarding the ongoing developments at Shapiro Developmental Center. In the statement, Rep. Parkhurst says...

KVPD negligence, courts shut down following delayed COVID-19 response

Sports currently elude us all. But physical activity doesn’t have to. If it wasn’t relevant a shutdown was needed with every respected sports league on Earth...

Shapiro Concerns addressed tonight by Kankakee Mayor Wells-Armstrong

Kankakee Mayor Wells-Armstrong addresses Shapiro Concerns Kankakee Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong announced tonight via Facebook Live she is drafting a letter to address concerns at Shapiro Developmental Center. Shapiro,...

CSL Behring worker tests positive for COVID-19

A worker at one of Kankakee County’s top employers has tested positive for COVID-19.  CSL Behring employees around 1,700 people locally. Earlier today...

25% of Kankakee County Cases now stem from Shapiro Developmental Center

A quarter of all cases of COVID-19 in Kankakee County now stem directly from Shapiro Developmental Center in Kankakee.
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