Kankakee County has adopted the Blue Envelope Program, a safety initiative designed to support individuals with dementia, autism, developmental disabilities, PTSD, mental illness, or other communication challenges during interactions with law enforcement.

The Land Bank now has seven properties moved from abandonment or foreclosure to the open market.

Bourbonnais trustees approved the purchase of two 2026 police squads at Monday’s board meeting.

It has been 4 years, 1 month and 24 days, approximately 216 weeks or 1,517 days since that December fateful night in 2021 when one Bradley officer was killed and a second seriously wounded.

The Bourbonnais Elementary School Board is accepting applications to fill a board vacancy until Monday, Feb. 23.

A Carol Stream man has been charged for allegedly possessing child sexual abuse material, prosecutors said.

A Lombard man has been sentenced to probation for committing an anti-Muslim hate crime

Kankakee police arrested a suspect in Monday’s armed robbery of a business located in the 1400 block of East Court Street.

A former Chicago man has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for shooting another man at an indoor amusement park in Villa Park in 2021

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly joined local officials Tuesday to celebrate the repaired roof of the historic David Bradley Industrial Park campus warehouse.

One of two children critically injured in a single-vehicle crash on East Illinois Route 17 last week has died.

One or more students from Kankakee County will be awarded a $300 scholarship to further their training in the Fine Arts.

Illinois State Police Troop 5, assisted by Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group, arrested two people after suspected cocaine and fentanyl/methamphetamine was found in the vehicle they were on Monday.

Kankakee firefighters responded to a small structure fire overnight Sunday in the 1900 block of South Schuyler Avenue.

An Indiana man fleeing from police in Champaign County was apprehended by Kankakee County Sheriff’s deputies Saturday.

About 200 Kankakee High School students participated in a walkout just after 12:30 p.m. Friday in protest of national immigration policies and Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions.

The $44,000 grant will fund new citizenship classes and two additional ESL classes in underserved areas of the district.

An arrest has been made in the 2024 fatal shooting of 29-year-old Elijah J. Robinson, Kankakee police said Friday.

An affirmative defense is when the defendant introduces evidence that negates criminal liability or civil liability, even if it is proven that the defendant committed the alleged acts, according to Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute.

A fascination with history and Frank Lloyd Wright served as the inspiration for the unique marriage proposal of a couple at the B. Harley Bradley House.

The City of Braidwood worked through what projects would be part of its $6 million, five-year capital improvement plan during its Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday.

Jim Duggan, a retired educator, spoke against ICE at the County Board meeting and shared the story of what his daughter has experienced living in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Two children are in critical condition and a Pembroke Township woman arrested following a single-vehicle crash Friday.

Village of Bourbonnais officials will host an interactive workshop Thursday, Feb. 19 for the final round of public input for the development of the Riverfront Park Master Plan.

The Hammond, Indiana, man accused of shooting a rural Momence bar owner execution-style in the head once worked with her at the bar, a prosecutor said.

If the paper looks a little different today, you’re not imagining things. We’ve been making some changes — and we want to take a moment to explain what’s new, Executive Editor M. Eileen Brown writes

Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School will be paying about $8 million less than expected in interest on bonds recently sold to fund its $70 million facilities project.

Five days after the Will County and Wilmington emergency services said they were monitoring changing ice conditions on the Kankakee Rivers, the weather finally warmed enough for it to begin thawing.

A man who died from a medical emergency while driving near Richmond Tuesday morning has been identified.

United Way Executive Director Mariah Vail gives presentation to Kankakee County Board.

U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove entered 2026 with a substantial financial advantage over the first-time candidate trying to usurp him as the Democratic Party nominee in Illinois’ mostly suburban 6th Congressional District

The American Association of University Women Elmhurst Area Branch is accepting applications for three $3,500 scholarships for women in need of financial assistance to continue their education at the undergraduate or graduate level

Illinois State Police Troop 5 is currently on the scene of a rollover accident in the southbound lanes of Interstate 57 in Kankakee County.

Kankakee School District 111’s annual Black History Celebration is planned to be a free community event honoring culture, history and student voices.

The Kankakee County State’s Attorney’s Office has filed five charges against the man accused of killing Courtney M. Drysdale, of Momence, on Feb 2.

Wright in Kankakee hosts its very first Decades Trivia Night from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, February 13.

Immigration changes introduced last year by the Trump administration are anticipated to cause some issues for visiting international teachers and the northern Illinois schools that rely on them

Bourbonnais students celebrated 100 days of school on Monday, with many students dressing up as 100 year olds and participating in 100-themed activities throughout the day.

Arthur Hopewell, of Kankakee, was found guilty of attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm of his now ex-wife last Wednesday in Kankakee County court.

Kankakee police arrested 34-year-old Amanda Gaytan, of Kankakee, following an alleged incident involving a firearm Friday.

Firefighters responded to a garage fire in the 1900 block of Shooting Park Road on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026 in Peru. La Salle, Peru, Utica, Oglesby and Spring Valley fire departments were dispatched around 12:15p.m. to the fire. Two occupants were evacuated safely.

Five early voting sites in DuPage County will open Feb. 10 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays

A motion was granted Saturday to deny pre-trial release for a Chicago man allegedly found in possession of a loaded gun that had been altered to allow it to fire in fully automatic mode

The DuPage County Sheriff’s Office is seeking felony charges for a juvenile accused of threatening Montini High School students on social media, authorities said

Pet lovers had the opportunity to meet rescue dogs Saturday at Yorktown Center in Lombard

Participants will learn how to use Microsoft Copilot to draft content, analyze information, generate ideas, and automate routine tasks.

Land Bank Authority sells abandoned homes ready for rehabilitation

The Kankakee Bowling Association is hosting its 88th Annual City Bowling Tournament Feb. 21 through March 8, at Brookmont Bowling Center in Bradley, located at 200 W. Brookmont Blvd, Kankakee.

Five members of Cub Scout Pack 324 and Boy Scout Troop 324 toured Village Hall, the Police Department, Public Works, and the Fire Protection District.

Catch up on the Sauk Valley's news and sports for the week of Jan. 30 to Feb. 6, 2026.