Thursday, August 7, 2025

Kankakee Municipal Band summer concert series wraps up tonight

The Kankakee Municipal Band summer concert series wraps up tonight at the Palzer Band Shell in Bird Park. The concert starts at seven o'clock tonight. 

Kankakee City Police report fight over a parking space

Kankakee City Police report a fight Tuesday afternoon. According to reports, it was just before 12:30 Tuesday afternoon when officer were called to the 200 block of Crestlane for a fight in progress. When they got there, officers reportedly found about a dozen people arguing and yelling at each other over a parking space. One of the women in the group reportedly entered a nearby building where more yelling was heard and then a fight broke out between her and another woman. Officers say they separated the two, but both refused to talk to police. The crowd reportedly disbursed and refused to talk to police about the incident. 

Momence Glad fest names royalty

The 87th annual Momence Gladiolus Festival got underway Wednesday with the naming of Jennifer Corona as Gladfest Queen and Tinley Isaacs as Princess. 
This year's festival theme is "Game Night". The Fest runs through Sunday.