Politics

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...

Mail-in voting up 175% to date in Kankakee thanks to new voting measures  

KANKAKEE - Early voting in Kankakee is up 25% from where it was just four years ago, in part due to early mail in voting...

Joyce: Three times a day, you need a Farmer

“Once in your life, you need a doctor, a lawyer, a policeman, and a preacher. But every day, three times a day, you need...

Residents will soon have option to apply for Permanent Vote by Mail in Illinois 

KANKAKEE - A new law passed in June 2021 will soon allow voters across Illinois to register to be permanently placed on Vote by Mail...

Kankakee County plans to take ICE Detainee lawsuit ‘to Supreme Court’ following dismissal

KANKAKEE – County officials say the dismissal of an ICE detainee lawsuit filed in McHenry County will be taken to appeals, all the way...

Judges question lawyers in redistricting suits

CHICAGO – Oral arguments began Tuesday in three lawsuits challenging the new legislative district maps that lawmakers passed earlier this year with three federal...

Joyce: Giving Thanks

November is traditionally a time we give thanks for our blessings. Even in these challenging times, we have so many reasons to be thankful. We...
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