A late-night shooting on May 24, 2024, near a banquet hall in Pembroke Township left two men dead and several others wounded. Edward E. Colon, 32, of Chicago, was pronounced dead at the scene about 12:30 a.m.; another victim, 44-year-old Milton J. Sykes of Kankakee, died after being taken to Riverside Medical Center. Autopsies for both victims found they died of multiple gunshot wounds.

The incident occurred in the area of 13100 East Central Street while large groups were attending two parties at the nearby hall. Responding deputies and officers found multiple people running and located five people with gunshot injuries. The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been announced; anyone with information is asked to contact KanComm at 815-933-3324 or CrimeStoppers at 815-93-CRIME. Did anyone attending those events see or hear anything that could help investigators?