Iroquois Memorial Hospital served 1,000 free lunches as a thank you to the community.
Some areas are already closed and street closures will come next week as the village of Bourbonnais prepares for the Friendship Festival
Juneteenth will become an official Illinois state holiday next year after Gov. JB Pritzker signed House Bill 3922 into law today, declaring it “National Freedom Day.”
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As required by state law, a purge of Iroquois County voter registration files will take place this month, according to Iroquois County Clerk Breein Suver.
Grades improved from first to second semester and started to resemble grades during a pre-pandemic year at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School.
The Iroquois County Public Health Department will serve as this year’s “Proud to be an American” Grand Marshal of the 4th of July parade.
About 40 percent of students so far who have registered to attend Kankakee High School in the fall have indicated they want a non-traditional schedule, Superintendent Genevra Walters said during Monday’s Kankakee School Board meeting.
The Village of Bradley recently received a $245,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation for the continuation of the Broadway Street bicycle path.
The vacant 4th Ward Kankakee aldermanic position on the Kankakee City Council has been filled with city businessman and first-time governmental official Lance Marczak.
There's no relief in site for consumers at the gas pump, as prices continue on a gradual but steady increase.
CSL Behring, Kankakee County’s largest manufacturing employer with nearly 1,800 employees, is shifting some of its plant operations to a pair of third-party providers.
Kankakee County Vaccine Tracker
72,636
Total administered vaccine doses
36,331
People fully vaccinated
33.02%
Percent of population fully vaccinated
243
7 day average daily doses administered
214
Doses reported on 6/16
214
Doses reported on 6/16
Source: Illinois Department of Public Health
Last updated on 6/17/21.
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The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 topped 600,000 on Tuesday, even as the vaccination drive has drastically brought down daily cases and fatalities and allowed the country to emerge from the gloom and look forward to summer.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday that the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England will be delayed by four weeks, until July 19, a decision he said will save thousands of lives as the government speeds up its vaccination drive.
Vaccine maker Novavax said Monday its COVID-19 shot was highly effective against the disease and also protected against variants in a large study in the U.S. and Mexico.
Friday, the state of Illinois reached Phase 5 and moved forward to fully reopen. Here's what that will look like in Kankakee County.
Starting today, Illinois will be in Phase 5 of the COVID-19 reopening plan, meaning businesses and organizations can resume normal activity, although some limited restrictions will remain in place.
Elementary school students could soon be taking another kind of test at school.
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Nick Birkey and Lauren Glenn were both named IBCA Coaches of the Year for the second-straight season.
HERSCHER — The Herscher girls basketball team continued to make its case as one of the area's premier teams of the season on Monday night when it utilized one of the most unselfish offensive performances of the season to knock off Westmont 45-35 in an Interstate Eight Conference contest in H…
Arizona Cardinals running back and 2016 Bishop McNamara graduate Jonathan Ward will return to Kankakee next weekend for a free weekend of education, football camp, family fun, food and COVID-19 vaccinations.
After COVID-19 put a pause on last summer's camp, the Tyjuan Hagler Foundation Kidz-Kan-Do Football and Cheerleading camp returned to Kankakee for its 14th year of free instruction.
Caitlyn Brown, a 2017 Wilmington graduate, will be a part of history as a member of the first-ever all-women's pit crew at Sunday's Indy 500.
The Olivet softball team saw its season end at the highest level, the NAIA World Series, on Friday after a heartbreaking 3-2 loss to Houston-Victoria in an elimination game.
Bourbonnais News
Some areas are already closed and street closures will come next week as the village of Bourbonnais prepares for the Friendship Festival
Grades improved from first to second semester and started to resemble grades during a pre-pandemic year at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School.
A seasonal shortage of chlorine tablets has altered how pool owners can safely enjoy the recreation.
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Grades improved from first to second semester and started to resemble grades during a pre-pandemic year at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School.
The Village of Bradley recently received a $245,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation for the continuation of the Broadway Street bicycle path.
CSL Behring, Kankakee County’s largest manufacturing employer with nearly 1,800 employees, is shifting some of its plant operations to a pair of third-party providers.
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The Manteno Historical Society has named its 2021 Manteno Citizens of the Year.
The military career of Joe Norz ran from the end of World War II to the moon landings.
In February the COVID-19 vaccine was scarce in Kankakee County. Those who wanted to receive the shot as soon as possible didn’t readily have access to a dose.
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