Grand Prairie Chronicles 

A Collection of Local Tales, Legends, History and Biographies

What secrets lie beneath the sidewalks of Kankakee? Did Kankakee police really carry lassos back in 1900? Who were the cattle kings of the Grand Prairie?  

Join local historian and author Vic Johnson weekdays at 6:20 a.m. and 8:20 a.m as he reveals the sometimes haunting, sometimes humorous, always fascinating stories of Kankakee and the surrounding area's past.

Each 2-minute episode is also available as a podcast.