Lee Provost

A Kankakee Planning Board hearing on Tuesday could play a significant role in determining the future of Fortitude Community Outreach's homelessness services in Kankakee.

The massive road construction project at Armour Road and Illinois Route 50 is officially finished as state and local officials celebrated its conclusion at a Tuesday event at CSL Behring.

Due to structural issues, the Bradley IHOP restaurant has been closed as of August 6 and deemed unsafe for the public.

The annual Two Rivers Festival will take place this weekend in Aroma Park.

Tucked along the southeast side of Aroma Park, Ryan's Pier turned 40 this year and remains one of Kankakee County's go-to locations.

Kankakee's St. Mary's Hospital now offers emergency room appointment scheduling for non-life-threatening visits through its FastTrackCare system.

There is at least one fatality at an Illinois Route 50 accident Friday morning at the Kankakee and Will County line, police said.

Two people suffered gunshot wounds in a Thursday night shooting outside the Crestlane Apartments in east Kankakee.

A four-year contract between Kankakee firefighter and the Kankakee City Council has been approved.

New York City Deli owner Stephen Girard has targeted a downtown Kankakee location as his second restaurant site.

The first hurdle was crossed for a nearly $10-million bond sale in Kankakee on Monday.

One of the region's longest-running traditions returns on Wednesday as the 87th annual Momence Gladiolus Festival officially kicks off with the princess and queen coronations.

A BBQ Taste Tour is seeking people with a desire for some lip-smacking adventure as the bus tour is set to begin in Kankakee on Sept. 20.

After 27 years and likely millions of tacos and burritos served, La Siesta restaurant will be closing next weekend, but not without first holding a Farewell Fiesta for the community on Friday, August 8.

Kankakee Fire Department Lt. Brian Porter is now wearing two hats these days as he has been hired as the Bradley Fire Department's deputy chief.