Page 63 - Kankakee News Today

If you felt like you packed on a few pounds during the holidays have you considered it might not be all your fault?

Local plans “just in case” a busload of migrants should happen to arrive without advance notice … a controlled burn at a Champaign park … some new solar gizmos on

The following information was gathered from the Putnam County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office. This list includes individuals who are, or have been, incarcerated in the Putnam County Jail, and can

The measures passed by surrounding municipalities include bus ordinances, taxes aimed at preventing shelter openings and symbolic “non-sanctuary” resolutions.

A shooting on Kankakee’s southside left one man shot and another man in custody following a pursuit that involved several law enforcement agencies Wednesday.

In a special meeting held on Jan. 2, Village of Hinsdale President Thomas Cauley, Jr., along with the Board of Trustees, passed an ordinance aimed at addressing the sudden surge in unannounced migrant bus drop-offs in the village.

As more migrants arrive in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs, cities and villages in Lake County have begun to pass ordinances to regulate the unscheduled buses chartered from Texas to the Chicago metropolitan area. More than 24,000 migrants, some seeking asylum, have been transported to Chicago from the southern border since August of 2022. Newcomers must check-in at specified landing sites ...

More than $5.8 billion of the $7.8 billion in federal funds awarded to Illinois schools since March 2020 has been spent. In Chicago, the school system faces a $391 million shortfall for the 2024-25 school year.

Those who work with victims of domestic violence spent time just before the holidays in a continuing education program.

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been roundly criticized by Democratic politicians for shipping more than 85,400 migrants to designated sanctuary cities since August 2022.