The Kankakee Edition

08/22/2023

04/04/2022

Calumet City Woman Dead Officer injured after police involved shooting at 159th and Central Ave.

On April 3, 2022, at 10:54 a.m., the Oak Forest Police Department responded to the 6000 block of 159th Street for a possible motorist needing assistance. While on the scene, Oak Forest police officers determined that the driver, 21-year-old Ketura Wilson of the 300 block of Yates Ave., Calumet City, Illinois, was armed with a firearm.
Preliminary information indicates that Oak Forest police officers followed Wilson east on 159th Street. Wilson entered the Food4Less grocery store at 5556 W. 159th Street where she exchanged gunfire with Oak Forest police officers. An Oak Forest police officer and Wilson were struck by the gunfire. Both individuals were transported to area hospitals. The Oak Forest police officer is in serious but stable condition. Wilson succumbed to her wounds.
This incident is being investigated by the Illinois Public Integrity Task Force and the Oak Forest Police Department. For more information, contact the Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigations.

10/30/2021

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10/29/2021

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10/29/2021

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08/05/2021

This is our tribute to our friend Tony Taborn of Kankakee.

06/25/2021

Take This Very Important Riverside Hospital Poll Today! Just Text "yes" or "No" To 815-370-7388. Let us know how you feel.

05/11/2021

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency‘s personnel attempt to enter the Jaffe drugstore located in the 200 block of E. Court St. in Kankakee and are met by Barry Jaffe and longtime attorney Tony Brasel. In one photo a document is shared between the EPA staff and Brasel. It appears at this time that entry is being denied to the EPA.

04/01/2021

Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong, Endorsed by the Edition, lobbies for $14 Mil in funds for Kankakee, Able to lead despite detractors and building relationships that get things done for Kankakee. Stacy Gall endorsed for City Clerk. Mike Watson Endorsed in Bradley for Mayor. This and more in the Edition, April 1, 2021.

04/01/2021

How will Kankakee use its $14 Mil. to improve the city? You have a say too. Could the Eastern Corridor of Court St. be a good place to start?