Memorial Day weekend is just a few days away, a big weekend for boaters on the Kankakee River. Kankakee City Fire EMS Coordinator and Community Risk Reduction officer Lieutenant Enrique Czako says you need to use caution when on the river Nationally, there were some four-thousand drowning deaths last year.

Herscher Police report a home invasion. According to reports, it was just before 10 Monday night when officers were called to a home in the 100 block of North Mulberry for a suspect forcing his way into the home. When they got there, officers allegedly found 38-year-old Anthony Coruso of Kankakee fighting with a woman ...

As many property owners across the area already know, property tax bills are already in the mail in Kankakee County. Country Treasurer Nick Africano Africano adds once your taxes are paid this year, you can use their Choices program to pay over time. There's more about that on the Kankakee Country Treasurers Office web...

Kankakee County State's Attorney Jim Rowe's Reel Justice Fishing Club returns Wednesday night. Rowe says the club is all about crime prevention There's a complete list of locations and times on the State's Attorney's website or his Facebook page.