• Coal City man arrested on child sex charges

Coal City Police report the arrest of a 46-year-old man on child sex related charges. In a press release, Coal City Police say David A Hietschold Junior was arrested Wednesday following a search warrant at his home in the 800 block of East Division. As a result of the search, Hietschold was arrested on three counts of Criminal Sexual Assault and one count of Predatory criminal Sexual Assault of a Child.

• Crown Point authorities make arson arrest

Authorities over in Crown Point Indiana report an arrest in connection with a suspected arson at a church. In a Facebook Post, Crown Point Police say the early morning fire on October 22nd at Saints Peter and Paul Macedonian Orthodox Church caused some 30-thousand-dollars worth of damage to a small prayer chapel outside the main church. An investigation led authorities to conclude the fire was arson. Crown Point police say they arrested 24-year-old Tyler Cyr of Hoffman Estates and charged him with four counts of arson, and criminal mischief

• Kankakee Chamber holds annual Gala

The Kankakee Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual Gala and Awards Dinner last night at the Quality Inn in Bradley. Chamber Executive Director Kelsey Post says it was one of the largest Chamber gatherings in recent memory
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The Theme for this year's Gala was "The Future is Now" among the award recipients, Home Helpers was named small business of the year. Owner Sarah Jamison says the award means a lot to her business
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More than 300 people attended last night's event.

• What to do around Kankakee County

Let's find out now what's going on around Kankakee County this weekend. With a look at a few of the events, here's Nicole Gavin, Executive Director of Visit Kankakee County

• Strickler Planetarium hosts shows

If you're looking for something different to do with the family this weekend, the Strickler Planetarium at Olivet may have just the thing. Planetarium Director Madeline Shepley has more. You can see Aurora Lights of wonder tonight and tomorrow night at 6 and 7:30, One World One Sky has a showing tomorrow afternoon at 4:30. There's more at Strickler.olivet.edu

• Flights Reduced at OHare and Midway

O'Hare and Midway airports are among the dozens of airports across the country that will have flights reduced because of the government shutdown. The FAA says flight capacity will be cut by up to 10-percent at 40 major airports across the country, including O'Hare and Midway. Hundreds of thousands of passengers could be affected if the government shutdown continues. LAX, New York Laguardia, and Phoenix Sky Harbor are other impacted airports.

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