Kankakee County

A Wilmington man is facing charges after he allegedly stole three cars within a 24-hour period and caused a head-on collision with a school bus Monday morning. According to the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department, Zachary Palmer, 21, was arrested and charged with three counts of possession of a stolen motor vehicle and felony theft in connection with the string of…

Based on newly released data, DuPage was ranked the healthiest county across Illinois, with Kendall, Lake and McHenry counties following closely behind.

Restaurants in two more Illinois counties can resume serving customers indoors at 25% capacity, as the region covering Will and Kankakee Counties moved to Tier 1 on Friday. The staff at Sorriso Italian Ristorante in Frankfort spent Thursday afternoon prepping meals for dinner. “It’s a day that finally has a good light at the end of the tunnel,” said general…

On Thursday, some restrictions were lifted in Will and Kankakee Counties where some of the toughest mitigation efforts had been in place since last fall. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday that two of the state’s health care regions — Region 1 and Region 7 — are facing dire circumstances as the number of available hospital beds are dwindling.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued an urgent warning Monday about hospitals in Illinois as facilities across the state continue to see overwhelming numbers of coronavirus cases. NBC 5’s Trina Orlando reports.

Restaurant and bar owners in Will and Kankakee Counties may serve customers indoors as of Friday evening after the region endured more than two weeks of strict mitigations to lower its rolling Coronavirus positivity rate. Lynette Greco Mertens, owner of Sorriso Ristorante in Frankfort, said business has been “like a roller coaster in recent weeks. “Thank God for our patrons…

As a result of declining positivity rates, indoor dining and bar service were allowed to resume Friday in some suburban communities. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

One of Illinois’ healthcare regions will see some of its added coronavirus mitigations lifted Friday as the area’s positivity rate continues to decline, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said.

Sept. 16: Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivers a coronavirus update.

One of Illinois’ healthcare regions could see some of its added coronavirus mitigations lifted as the area’s positivity rate begins to decline, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday.

The lunch rush at Paris Bistro in Naperville Wednesday looked more like an afternoon in May, when dining establishments across Illinois were only allowed to serve customers outdoors in an effort to fight the spread of coronavirus. “Oh, no.  Not again.  It’s going to be very tough,” said co-owner Jonathan Santos. The Illinois Department of Public Health placed indoor...

The Illinois Department of Public Health placed indoor dining at bars and restaurants on hold in Will and Kankakee Counties for at least fourteen days starting Wednesday, due to rising positivity rates in coronavirus testing, and business owners are bracing for yet another challenge. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey has the story.

New coronavirus restrictions take effect Wednesday in one of Illinois’ 11 healthcare regions that includes south suburban Kankakee and Will counties, which continue to see increases in their testing positivity rates.

Gov. Pritzker has announced new restrictions in Kankakee and Will counties after the positivity rate exceeded 8 percent for three days in a row. NBC 5’s Trina Orlando reports.

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…