Kankakee County

From Chicago’s Loop, where nearly every building and bus stop was marked with graffiti, to the Magnificent Mile, broken glass littered the sidewalks and streets after several stores were looted following protests. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

Law enforcement officials in Kankakee County are issuing a “precautionary stay-at-home” advisory amid reports of looting and unrest in Chicago’s southern suburbs. In a press release, Sheriff Mike Downey says that while no reports of lootings or shootings in Kankakee County have been verified by authorities, officials are still asking county residents to stay at home while deputies “deal...

Some suburban leaders have intensified their push to reopen their communities on a different timeline from Chicago and Cook County under Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to reopen the state during the coronavirus pandemic.

Downtown Kankakee, like so many other communities in the far suburbs, sits quiet, and businesses are hoping that they can have a different timeline to reopen from the one instituted by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Kankakee County, which is part of the Northeast region in Pritzker’s phased reopening plan for the state, may not be able to move into phase...

A south suburban man has been convicted on all charges in a brutal 2017 beating and robbery that took place near a Kankakee forest preserve. According to the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office, Darrin Reed Jr., 31, of St. Anne was convicted on charges of attempted murder, robbery, and two counts of aggravated battery in connection to the attack. On July…

Sunday will begin with sunny skies in the area, but there is snow in the forecast, especially for areas south of Interstate 80. Throughout the day Sunday, clouds will gradually build and snow will begin to fall in the late afternoon hours, according to forecast models. The heaviest accumulations are expected in the far south suburbs, and areas south of…

The Chicago-area may be nearly a month into spring, but wintry weather ruled the day Sunday as snow fell throughout the region.

Residents are left cleaning up after a heavy spring snow hit the area. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup has the story. 

The Chicago area is under an Ice Storm Warning, prompting slick, dangerous conditions on roadways and possible power outages as widespread icing occurs.

The Chicago area is preparing for its first Ice Storm Warning in nearly 10 years. To help you get ready, NBC 5 meteorologist Alicia Roman breaks down timing of icy, potentially dangerous conditions.

The body of a retired suburban high school teacher was discovered in a state park Saturday, more than two months after he was reported missing, authorities said.

Authorities found Dan Jarski’s van on parked in Kankakee County last month but they did not find him.

Authorities found Dan Jarski’s van on parked in Kankakee County last month but they did not find him. Regina Waldroup reports.

In an unprecedented move, former congressman Mel Reynolds has written his sentencing judge, asking to be spared a potentially “frightening and dangerous situation” which may await him at Chicago’s Metropolitan Correctional Center.

At least two massive brush fires sparked in the Chicago area Tuesday morning just moments before a Red Flag Warning took effect across the Chicago area.

At least two massive brush fires sparked in the Chicago area Tuesday morning just moments before a Red Flag Warning took effect in several counties. Dick Johnson reports.

Voluntary evacautions were called for dozens of homes in Alsip Tuesday afternoon as multiple brush fires burned along train tracks, impacting “many businesses and homes.”

A southern Chicago suburb will soon be hiking its sales tax this summer.

Charges have been filed in connection with the brutal stabbing of a 2-year-old boy who was found dead Wednesday in the Little Village neighborhood.