Episode Details

• Judy Kilbride passes

Word has reached the newsroom of the passing of Judy Kilbride. Kilbride, along with her late husband Gerry founded the Kilbride Family Foundation, a local not-for-profit. She was retired from the Bourbonnais Elementary School District where she had served as the Director of Student Services. Services have yet to be announced. She was 86 years old

• River body identified

The body found in the Kankakee River back in June of this year has been identified. According to a press release from the Kankakee County Coroner's office, the man's name is being withheld pending full notification of next of kin. The body that was believed to be of a Hispanic man was found on June 13th in the Kankakee River near the 300 Block of North Wall Street behind Riverside Hospital.

• Loaded gun found in Kankakee

A woman who stepped outside her apartment in Kankakee Sunday afternoon was met with the surprise of finding a gun in her backyard. According to police reports, the woman who lives in the 100 block of North Taylor Avenue found the gun just after 3 Sunday afternoon when she leaned over they porch by the back door of her apartment. When officers arrived, they discovered it was a loaded black 9mm handgun with an extended magazine holding numerous live rounds. The woman said she didn't see anyone near her apartment or where the gun was found. 

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