Bourbonnais man arrested for driving 106 mph through I-57 construction zone

A Bourbonnais man arrested for driving 106 mph through the Interstate 57 construction zone told police he was just trying to get home.

Mark V. McKune, 25, was stopped for driving 61 mph over the 45-mph speed limit at 3:47 p.m. Monday, according to an Illinois State Police report.

McKune was also charged with not having insurance and having an illegal license plate cover. He was taken to Jerome Combs Detention Center.

Speeding more than 40 mph over the limit is a Class A misdemeanor that carries a maximum sentence of 364 days in jail.

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Chebanse woman arrested after 2 failed robberies in Kankakee

A 27-year-old Chebanse woman tried to robMario's Market grocery store in Kankakee, and when that failed, she tried to rob a nail salon two blocks away with a knife.

Bobbi Prindle finished 0-for-2 on Thursday morning and was arrested in the salon andcharged with attempted robbery.

Prindle first walked into the grocery store, at 1557 W. Court St., and demanded money from a cashier, according to a Kankakee police report. When the cashier ordered her to leave, she complied.

Prindle then went to a salon in the1600 block of W. Station St. and was found sitting in the salon when she was arrested shortly after 11:30 a.m. She had given a note to one of the salon's employees.

She was taken to Jerome Combs Detention Center.

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Momence bank robbery suspects arrested

The use of social media has helped build a case against two bank robbery suspects who have been linked to a recent robbery attempt in Momence.

Ronald Corbin, 49, and Dennis Gallivan, 58, both of Lafayette, Ind., were arrested last week by Urbana police. The pair are suspects in the attempted robbery of Municipal Trust and Savings Bank in Momence on Sept. 6, and are suspects in a bank robbery that occurred in Urbana on Sept. 10.

According to a news release issued Thursday by Momence Police Chief Timothy Swanson, a video of the Momence incident was posted on the Facebook pages of the Momence Police Department and the Kankakee County Sheriff's Department.

It was seen by Urbana police. When Corbin was arrested, he possessed an identical green shirt, safari-style hat and gun that he allegedly had when the Momence crime took place.

The pair are suspects in a dozen bank robberies in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.

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Gilman men arrested for string of Iroquois County burglaries

Two Gilman men were arrested Friday morning for a string of burglaries in Gilman, Danforth and Crescent City over the course of several months.

Michael J. Causey, 34, and David R. Blair Jr., 34, were arrested by Iroquois County police after power tools, jewelry and antique coins linked to at least seven burglaries were found in their separate residences, according to an Iroquois County police press release.

Police also found heroin at their residences — both in the 400 block of North Main Street. Both were taken to Iroquois County Jail.

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Teen arrested after threatening to bomb Peotone High School

A 17-year-old former Peotone High School student was arrested Monday night after he threatened to bomb the school.

Kyle Koran, of Monee, is being charged as an adult for a threatening message he posted on Twitter, Peotone Police Chief Bill Mort said. 

"Tomorrow I plan on bombing Peotone High School if you are one of my 15 friends don't go to school," the message read, Mort said. 

Koran, who was being home schooled this year, deleted the message, but not before police saw it online shortly after 7 p.m. Monday. He called it a joke.

Police searched Koran's home but found no evidence of bombs or weapons, Mort said.

School officials were notified and Peotone police had extra officers on campus Tuesday.

Koran was taken to the Will County Adult Detention Center.

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Gilman men arrested for string of Iroquois County burglaries

Two Gilman men were arrested Friday morning for a string of burglaries in Gilman, Danforth and Crescent City over the course of several months.

Michael J. Causey, 34, and David R. Blair Jr., 34, were arrested by Iroquois County police after power tools, jewelry and antique coins linked to at least seven burglaries were found in their separate residences, according to an Iroquois County police press release.

Police also found heroin at their residences — both in the 400 block of North Main Street. Both were taken to Iroquois County Jail.

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