Coronavirus Kankakee

Livingston County, IL – Early Morning Truck Stop Shooting Hospitalizes One

Dwight, IL - An early morning altercation at the Love’s Truck Stop escalated into gunfire, leaving one individual hospitalized Thursday.  The Dwight Police Department reported that the incident occurred just...

Quack-tastic Rescue: Mokena Police Save Ducklings from a Sticky Situation at Meijer

Mokena, IL - A group of eight ducklings found themselves in a bit of a jam on Monday...

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...

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...

United Way of Kankakee and Iroquois Counties Launching COVID-19 Community Response Fund

KANKAKEE, IL. — The United Way of Kankakee and Iroquois Counties has established a COVID-19 Community Response Fund to provide flexible resources to 501c3 organizations in Kankakee and Iroquois Counties working with local communities who are disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and its economic consequences.

Child Care Centers, Day Cares in Illinois addressed on COVID-19

Governor Pritzker has announced that all K-12 non-residential, public and private schools must close March 17 through March 30. This mandate extends also to any early...

Kankakee Public Library Closed, starting March 18th

Kankakee Public Library’s Board of Trustees has decided to temporarily close the library starting Wednesday, March 18th and tentatively planning to reopen on Tuesday, March 31 at...

160 COVID-19 in Illinois, 1 Death, State Rep. Parkhurst address constituents

State Representative Lindsay Parkhurst addressed her constituents this morning on Facebook Live. During the address, Rep. Parkhurst thanked her constituents for self-quarantining and complying with...

COVID-19 RELIEF: Illinois needs data for U.S. Small Business Administration

State Senator Andy Manar is working to seek an economic injury disaster declaration from the U.S. Small Business Administration and needs your help!   In order...

Berkot’s announces hours change, limits on milk, paper towels

Berkot’s Super Foods announced in a message Monday they would begin instituting limits on food per household due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The Store also announced an hours change to 8am to 8pm daily.
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