The Kankakee Fire Department, along with other nearby jurisdictions and bystanders, all jumped into action to help, but officials said the river's water levels were high and the current was strong ...

A 6-year-old boy who drowned Tuesday after slipping into the Kankakee River has been identified. The boy's name was Jamir Frazier, his family confirmed to ABC7. The Kankakee County coroner said an ...

Chicago is experiencing unseasonably mild temperatures, with a 10.7-degree Fahrenheit deviation from the five-year historical average for January 29, 2025. While residents may welcome the warmer ...

Dale Bowman Share An osprey plunged and seized a decent-sized fish — a smallmouth bass, I think — from the Kankakee River as Matt Mullady and I fished downstream through Bourbonnais 12 years ago.

"Favorable conditions for river ice development and possible ice jams are expected through Wednesday morning, impacting the Rock, Fox, Des Plaines, and Kankakee river basins," the NWS said in an ...