Kankakee River

A 6-year-old boy drowned in the Kankakee River Tuesday afternoon after falling off a dock. NBC Chicago’s Evrod Cassimy reports.

The body of a 6-year-old boy was recovered from the Kankakee River late Tuesday afternoon, hours after he fell into the river from a dock, according to officials.

Evacuations are underway and a flash flood warning was in effect along the Kankakee River in Grundy and Will counties as residents in downtown Wilmington brace themselves for what could become a dangerous situation as water levels continue to rise.

Residents near the Kankakee River are under a flood warning as water levels continue to rise as snow and ice melts, NBC Chicago’s Vi Nguyen reports.

Officials in Will County say that new steps are being taken to address an ice jam that is causing “historic flooding” along the Kankakee River this week.

Residents who live along the Kankakee River in parts of Will and Grundy counties are hoping for the best and fearing for the worst as massive ice jams sent frigid water pouring into neighborhoods this week, NBC Chicago’s Evrod Cassimy reports.

Looking out her window, Jean Walsh tells NBC Chicago she’s hoping for the best in Wilmington as ice jams and flooding threaten her home along the Kankakee River.

Residents who live along the Kankakee River in parts of Will and Grundy counties are hoping for the best and fearing for the worst as massive ice jams sent frigid water pouring into neighborhoods this week, NBC Chicago’s Vi Nguyen reports.