Kankakee Mayor Chris Curtis confirmed Thursday that Daniel Jay, hired as the utility’s superintendent in late February at a salary of $130,000, is no longer an employee of the city. ...READ MORE

Local musician Shelby Ryan performed an acoustic set Wednesday at the Kankakee Train Depot during the last Sandwiches With A Side of Jam event of 2022. The event drew dozens of spectators that enjoyed the music as well as food from the trucks of Martinez Tacos and Brother George's BBQ. Read more

Facing opposition to its proposed homeless shelter in Kankakee's 4th Ward, leadership of Fortitude Community Outreach to its case directly to the ward. Read more

A fire caused $40,000 in damage to a home in the 600 block of Woodlea Road in Kankakee Tuesday morning. Read more

The Crete Area Historical Society announced it has just recently purchased the historic Crete Congregational Church. The building located is at 550 W. Exchange St. on the west side of the railroad tracks in Crete. Read more

Kicking off tonight with the 7 p.m. Princess and Queen coronation on the high school football field, the 84th annual Momence Gladiolus Festival will run through Sunday. Read more

Planning to vote in Kankakee County this November? You won’t see a referendum from Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School on the ballot. Read more

Bradley property owners have begun applying for and receiving rebates on their entire portion of the village's share of property taxes collected this year. Read more

On July 30, 1962, a Momence fixture opened on the city's south side and the company continues to thrive there. Baker & Taylor, based in Charlotte, N.C., is the largest supplier of library content, software and services in the United States.  Read more

A male inmate at Jerome Combs Detention Center who attempted suicide last week is still alive, according to the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department. Read more