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In the incident, the teacher called the student a slur as he was leaving the classroom following a “minor argument” between the student and the teacher.

Shortly after the incident, the teacher was put on paid administrative leave, a move that was met with harsh criticism on social media.

A Kankakee High School teacher has been placed on paid leave pending an investigation after being captured on video using a racial slur toward a student during a class. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

A Kankakee High School teacher has been placed on paid leave pending an investigation after being captured on video using a racial slur towards a student during a class, according to a statement from Kankakee School District 111.

Three men were found dead after a major police presence was reported Wednesday afternoon at a home in Kankakee, according to police.

President Joe Biden visits a family farm to discuss how Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has impacted food supply and prices in the U.S.

Illinois no longer holds immigrant detainees at local jails after the last two counties that had federal agreements to house them cleared facilities earlier this month under a state law

In Kankakee, residents had to look really hard to find any open businesses. At Johnny’s Pizza, one of the few open restaurants in the area, the owner said phones were ringing off the hook. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

The city of Kankakee on Friday recorded the most reported opioid overdoses ever within a 24-hour period, some of them fatal. NBC 5’s Chris Hush spoke with a longtime addiction treatment center in the area about curbing the problem.

City officials in Kankakee say seven drug overdoses, including two that were fatal, occurred during a 24-hour period from Thursday evening to Friday night.

Four people were injured while leaving a bar early Saturday in Kankakee when multiple shooters in a passing vehicle opened fire, according law enforcement.