Local veteran nonprofit organization Project Headspace and Timing recently received a donation of over half a million dollars at the 2026 Sheet Metal Air Rail and Transportation Workers Leadership Conference in Chicago. Founder and CEO Eric Peterson says it's the largest donation the group has received in its almost te...

Plans are underway to spruce up the Amtrak waiting room inside the Kankakee Train Depot. City Council recently accepted a 40-thousand dollar construction bid from PSI for the project. Mayor Chris Curtis says it's been many years since the waiting room was updated. Mayor Curtis says the waiting room upgrades coincide wi...

The Will County Sheriff's Office reports the arrest of a Wilmington man on criminal sexual assault charges against a minor. According to reports, 21-year-old Blake Wherry was arrested over the weekend in connection with a sexual abuse case first reported in April 2025 by the Wilmington Police Department. Because of the...

Grundy County Sheriff's Police report the arrest of a 34-year-old Wilmington man on grooming and contributing to the delinquency of a minor charges. In a press release, Grundy County Deputies say they took a report September 22nd of a 13-year-old allegedly being groomed by Seth Anderson over the course of about a month...