We Stand for Christ Jesus Ministries and Walmart are teaming up to offer disaster relief supplies starting at 11 this morning. The supplies will be available at We Stand for Christ Ministries, inside the old Homestead Restaurant on South East Avenue in Kankakee. Starting at 11 this morning and until supplies run out, t...

Newton County Sheriff Shannon Cothran took to social media last night to warn residents of scammers hitting the area. As the area continues to clean up from Tuesday night's tornado, Sheriff Cothran says some unscrupulous contractors may be hitting the area. Sheriff Cothran says Newton County residents can call his offi...

As the community continues to clean-up and begins to rebuild from Tuesday night's tornado, Kankakee County Board Chairman Matt Alexander Hildebrand reminds you that scammers will be on the prowl Alexander-Hildebrand says contractors can be verified through the county's approved list or by contacting the County's planni...

The Newton County Coroner's office has identified the couple from Lake Village that died after their home was hit and destroyed by a tornado Tuesday night. The twister hit the community around 7 p.m., destroying several homes. Eighty-nine-year-old Edward Kozlowski and his 84-year-old wife Arlene were killed. Newton ...

Governor Pritzker will join local officials today to assess storm damage in Kankakee County. Severe weather hit the county on Tuesday. The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF-3 tornado hit Kankakee County on Tuesday night. The tornado had peak winds near 150 miles-per-hour and was tracked nearly 37-miles be...