If you notice a lot more traffic around Olivet this weekend, there's a good chance that's because proud parents are in town for graduation. Mark Mountain is the University's Registrar and he says it's the schools 111th commencement Mountain adds this year's nearly 850 graduates is down a bit, but noted this class start...

Kankakee Community College will hold their Commencement Ceremony tomorrow morning in the George H. Ryan Gymnasium on the College Campus. Kari Nugent is the Vice President for advancement, marketing and public relations for the college KCC's Commencement starts at 10 Saturday morning and if you're not able to attend the...

Kankakee City police were called to 220 Crestlane Drive about 1 this morning for a report of shots fired. Officers report several people were on the scene at the time of the shooting, but none of them saw or heard anything. Police say they did locate two spent 9mm shell casings in the parking lot. Nobody was hurt, no...

A gun was found last night in the 600 block of West Station Street in Kankakee. City police say they got a call about 6:40 Wednesday night from someone who reported finding a gun located along the side of a home. Officers picked up the weapon for safe keeping. There's no word of whether the gun was loaded or not.

Watershed Foods LLC in Gridley, Illinois is one of 40 small and mid-sized businesses across the state to share in 1.7 million dollars in grant money through the Made in Illinois Grant Program. Watershed Foods will receive just over 47,000 dollars. THe Gridley company's website says they are a supplier of freeze drie...

One person was shot in the leg early this morning at the Love's Truck Stop in Dwight. Dwight police say it happened about three this morning in the parking lot of the facility. According to police two people got into an altercation when one of them pulled a gun and shot the other in the leg. The victim was taken to t...

Police Departments from across Kankakee County will pause next week to honor fallen officers. The annual memorial ceremony is next Thursday morning. Kankakee County Undersheriff Chad Gessner is president of the memorial committee The ceremony will include the singing of the National Anthem by Momence High School Studen...

During this week's Kankakee City Council Meeting, Aldermen okayed a bid from Kankakee Valley Construction Company for sidewalk work on Cobb Boulevard. City Mayor Chris Curtis says the work has been a long time coming Curtis said the project will add sidewalks from Lincoln to past Beckman Park.