The Kankakee River has not yet created the flooding concerns in Indiana that it has downstream in Illinois. But the organization charged with overseeing Indiana’s part of the river is watching ...

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Parts of Wilmington were evacuated after the Kankakee River flooded. A citywide boil water advisory is in effect in Wilmington, Illinois, after a state of emergency was declared this week due to ...

Authorities were evacuating homes Friday in northeastern Illinois after an ice jam break along the Kankakee River led to major flooding that was threatening about 200 homes. A flash flood warning was ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Wilmington residents were allowed to return to their homes after a melting ice jam along the Kankakee River posed a serious flooding threat Wednesday. Firefighters waded through water ...

Draining the Kankakee Marsh came after decades of controversy and a spectacular failed attempt. Controversy over the effects continues today. Michael Dobberstein, of Schererville, wrote the book on ...

WILMINGTON, Ill. — Authorities were evacuating homes Friday in northeastern Illinois after an ice jam break along the Kankakee River led to major flooding that was threatening about 200 homes. A flash ...