Fire departments, fire districts across the country are onboarding to the new National Emergency Reporting System.

The Olivet Nazarene University Hockey Team is hosting Military Appreciation Night at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, as they take on the Northern Illinois Huskies at Ice Valley Centre Ice Arena, located at 1601 River Rd. in Kankakee.

Some five years after announcing plans to develop a Quik Trip fueling center in Kankakee, the project is set to begin.

Retired Air Force Major Dennis Davoren will be the keynote speaker at the Nov. 8 Veterans Day ceremony in Kankakee.

March 17 marks the 2026 primary, where Kankakee County voters can pull a Democratic or Republican ballot to pick who appears on the ballot come November. All voters, partisan or not, can weigh in on referendum questions.

The Kankakee County Coroner’s Office identified 63-year-old Todd Banks as the person whose body was recovered Saturday from the Kankakee River.

Bourbonnais officials are seeing what interest any developers might have for two parcels of land the village owns near the site of BrickStone Brewery production facility.

Joliet Township Government, through its Violence Prevention Community Convener program, has partnered with Kankakee Forgives and Inner City Empowerment to provide $15,000 in assistance to families impacted by firearm violence.

State Representative Jackie Haas is highlighting pieces of legislation aimed at reducing domestic violence and supporting survivors in Illinois.