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Vote by mail option postcards set to arrive in mailboxes for the second time soon

KANKAKEE - Be prepared for another round of vote-by-mail postcards arriving to mailboxes across the area soon. The second round of postcards is part of a new voting option law put...

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Child killed after being hit by Bus Friday afternoon

PARK FOREST - A 7-year-old child is being mourned by staff and students of a local school Saturday morning...

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Dog gets loose, discovers body of Frankfort man missing since November in woods off Route 30

FRANKFORT - A dog who got off their leash last Thursday and ran into some nearby woods led their...

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Special Cache! Illinois Dog makes Illinois history during Bourbonnais arrest

BOURBONNAIS - A local man’s arrest Monday would not have been possible without the help of a very uniquely...

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Middle School Student’s quick thinking helped avoid Child Abduction Thursday

STEGER - A middle school students’ quick actions saved her from an attempted abduction attempt Thursday morning. According to Steger...

Retired Wilmington Police Chief James Metta dies

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Country Herald Staff Report - December 30, 2020

WILMINGTON - The Wilmington Police Department alerted residents Wednesday evening former Police Chief James Metta has died. "We've learned that Chief Metta passed away on...

Ohio Man in 2019 Child Abduction case facing additional charges after Detective, FBI follow-up

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Country Herald Staff Report - December 15, 2020

WILMINGTON – A man arrested in the case of an abducted 13-year-old Wilmington girl in 2019 is now facing additional charges. In September of 2019,...

Man dies after crash on I-55 near Wilmington

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News Room - November 23, 2020

WILMINGTON – A man has died following a crash on Interstate 55. The Will County Coroner’s Office reported the death of 33-year-old Nicholas Ercolini early...

Wilmington Police Department creates the #WilmingtonChalkChallenge for kids

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News Room - April 10, 2020

Wilmington Police Department announced this past week they have coordinated the “What Makes Me Happy” sidewalk chalk art contest. The goal of the contest is...

Goal Line: Kankakee Area HS Varsity Football Score Recap (Sept 13th)

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Will Rasmussen - September 14, 2019

Goal Line: Kankakee Area HS Varsity Football Score Recap (Sept 13th)

Goal Line: Kankakee Area HS Varsity Football Score Recap

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Will Rasmussen - September 1, 2019

Goal Line: Kankakee Area HS Varsity Football Score Recap

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