KANKAKEE COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- The Kankakee sheriff said he hopes a lawsuit by the Department of Justice over Illinois' sanctuary laws can resolve ongoing frustration in the law enforcement community.

Nearly 500 structures in Kankakee County were damaged by massive storms that produced tornadoes and hail swept across Illinois Tuesday night, according to Gov. JB Pritzker, who promised that state ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --A truck driver was killed and a child was seriously injured when two semi-tractor trailers crashed into each other Tuesday morning in Kankakee County. Illinois State Police said a ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --A tow truck driver was killed and his 15-year-old son was seriously injured when a heavy-duty tow truck collided with another semi-trailer truck on Christmas Eve in Kankakee County.

Lanes were shut down Tuesday morning in Kankakee County after a crash between two truck-tractor semitrailers collided head-on, left one person dead and another injured, Illinois State Police said.

Officials say four people, including a 5-year-old child, were killed in a violent head-on crash in western Kankakee County on Thursday night. According to the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department, ...

KANKAKEE COUNTY, IL — Amidst ongoing recovery efforts following Tuesday's storms that produced a tornado that tore through the region, a solar farm in a rural area southwest of Kankakee caught fire.

A roadside sign reads "Welcome to Illinois, The Land of Lincoln," next to highway signs for Chicago and Indianapolis. Photo: Sarah Roderick-Fitch / The Center Square (The Center Square) – Kankakee ...