KANKAKEE, Ill. (WLS) -- Tragedy and heartbreak stuck a family Monday evening when a 6-year-old boy drowned after, authorities said, he slipped off of a dock and into the Kankakee River. A relative ...

A deal between U.S. Sen. Mike Braun’s office, Norfolk Southern Railroad and the Kankakee River Basin and Yellow River Basin Development Commission has been reached to allow for removal of ...

The Kankakee River now exists as one of only 21 such routes designated as a National Water Trail. This is an extremely important achievement putting the river on the national map as a prime ...

WILMINGTON, Ill. (CBS) -- People living along the Kankakee River were in a precarious situation Thursday night – with officials warning at any time that an ice jam along the river could break ...

Nicole Bogash and her son Ryder, 5, look on as the Kankakee River floods the nearby banks and portions of Wilmington’s downtown area, affecting several business across the river, on Jan. 26, 2024.

Will County EMA anticipates the warm water siphon to be activated on the morning of January 29. Residents are advised to stay off the ice on the Kankakee River due to the potential of rapid thawing.

WILMINGTON, Ill. (CBS) – Residents along the Kankakee River in Will County, nearly 50 miles southwest of Chicago, are still dealing with the ice jam that poses a flooding risk to nearby properties.

WILMINGTON, Ill. (WLS) -- People living along the Kankakee River in suburban Wilmington have been watching nervously as a massive ice jam pushes closer to their homes on Tuesday. Some houses are ...

Parts of two Chicago-area counties are under a flood warning as an ice jam causes rapid rises in water levels on the Kankakee River Monday. According to the National Weather Service, parts of ...

Ice jam along Kankakee River could cause weeklong flooding A flood warning is in effect for the Wilmington area in Will County until further notice, according to the National Weather Service.