Christopher Breach

The 42nd annual Kankakee River Fishing Derby begins Friday and runs through July 6.

In an effort to spark some residential housing development, the Kankakee City Council approved an ordinance designating an area within the corporate limits as an redevelopment zone.

The start of the East Riverwalk construction could be delayed until Aug. 1 due to another environmental issue - spawning river redhorse fish.

Kankakee County has lined up a construction management company to oversee upgrades to the courthouse.

Kankakee County Sheriff Mike Downey has been with the sheriff's department for 40 years.

The Kankakee County Board declared June 10 as Alexis McCullough Day in Kankakee County.

In response to some residents' complaints, Manteno will up police patrols to slow down some drivers.

Cyclists and spectators alike gathered in Kankakee's Riverview Historic District for the annual Cobb Park Criterium along the Kankakee River on Sunday, June 8, 2025.

The city of Kankakee and IDOT held a public meeting on the impending rebuild of the Interstate 57 312 interchange.

In an effort to combat any misinterpretations for county employees on submitting expense reports, Kankakee County Auditor Colton Ekhoff updated the policy manual for travel/expense reimbursement.

The renovation of the former Jaffe Drugs building has hit a few snags.

With Manteno still under its first month of the new administration of Mayor Annette LaMore, another change was in store at Monday’s village board meeting.

At the May 15 Highways, Waterways & Buildings Committee, Kankakee County Board officials have updates on a couple projects underway and the planning stages for another.

Manteno Mayor Annette LaMore appointed Jim Hanley as superintendent of public works and Alan Swinford as chief of police.

The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, part of the 2025 St. Katharine Drexel Route, was greeted by more than 200 worshipers outside the St. John Paul II‘s Settles Center early Sunday evening in Kankakee to start the local celebration of the historic event.