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A Clay County judge ruled Thursday that all of Gov. JB Pritzker’s executive orders since April 8 pertaining to the novel coronavirus pandemic are void.
Bourbonnais resident has painted the 40-by-26-foot lawn mural for three years for a party fundraiser he holds to benefit the Wounded Warriors Project.
For teachers who chose this year to retire, the abrupt end to in-person instruction in March hit even harder.
COVID-19 hospitalizations rose above 1,651 for the first time in seven days at the end of Wednesday, increasing by 140 from the day before and by 187 from its June 27 low.
Olivet Nazarene University is rolling out plans for campus life in the era of coronavirus when students return for the fall semester.
For those who have been patiently waiting for area playgrounds to reopen, the time has arrived.
If you lived in what is now Kankakee County in the 1840s or early 1850s, a trip to the county courthouse to pay taxes, record a property deed, or serve on a jury, was an exhausting, daylong trip on horseback.
The KCC Foundation stepped in with $5,000 to provide laptops that could be loaned to students who needed them.
After the Kankakee city administration completed its first draft of the 2021 budget, it was $1.04 million out of balance.
Trustees for the Village of Bourbonnais approved moving forward with a 3 percent increase in monthly sewer and trash bills for residential users.
Local coaches and student-athletes discuss how to keep the momentum towards social justice and equality moving forward in the second of a two-part series.
KANKAKEE — On this Fourth of July weekend, you can get your share of county fair food treats.
The city of Kankakee will reopen to the public and return to in-person meetings starting Monday.
After months of uncertainty, school districts are now in the midst of reviewing extensive state guidelines for reopening and finalizing plans for what learning will look like in the fall.
A roundup of area arrests for serious crimes. Unless otherwise stated, these reports are taken directly from police reports.
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LONDON — The British government has announced a big pot of money to help the country’s renowned arts and cultural institutions recover from the coronavirus pandemic, after some theaters and music venues warned that without support they might never open again.
A doctor arrested after writing an article about Egypt’s fragile health system. A pharmacist picked up from work after posting online about a shortage of protective gear. An editor taken from his home after questioning official coronavirus figures. A pregnant doctor arrested after a colleagu…
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — There will be nobody screaming in the face of 18-year-old Ellie Hiigel when she arrives Wednesday for training in advance of her first year at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and that has her mother a bit disappointed.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Not long after noon on Feb. 6, President Donald Trump strode into the elegant East Room of the White House. The night before, his impeachment trial had ended with acquittal in the Republican-controlled Senate. It was time to gloat and settle scores.
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Local coaches and student-athletes discuss how to keep the momentum towards social justice and equality moving forward in the second of a two-part series.
The NHL and NHL Players' Association agreed Sunday on protocols to resume the season, a major step toward the return of hockey this summer.
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Bourbonnais News
Bourbonnais resident has painted the 40-by-26-foot lawn mural for three years for a party fundraiser he holds to benefit the Wounded Warriors Project.
Trustees for the Village of Bourbonnais approved moving forward with a 3 percent increase in monthly sewer and trash bills for residential users.
Olivet Nazarene University is rolling out plans for campus life in the era of coronavirus when students return for the fall semester.
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Book lovers rejoice; libraries are opening their doors again.
Dustin Marcum, 6, didn’t waste any time picking out the new toys he wanted during his Make-A-Wish shopping spree Wednesday.
Updated charges will be filed next week against a Kankakee man arrested in a road rage incident by Bradley police earlier this month.
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Former Manteno and Bishop McNamara softball player Maddi Bylak has gone through a long journey in order to have an opportunity to play for the Illinois State softball team next fall.
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Justin Daniel, consulting chef at Station Street Cafe, prepares a pan of Mexi-Chorizo Strata on Tuesday during a menu demonstration ahead of Mother's Day on Sunday. The downtown Kankakee restaurant is making its debut with pre-order "Mother's Day feast" meals after the coronavirus pandemic s…
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On either end of Kankakee's Greenwood Avenue sits two iconic landmarks, Old Fair Park to the north and Cobb Park to the south.
For the Nucor Steel Kankakee plant in Bourbonnais, the future appears to be as solid as the product it produces.
Long ago, Van Drunen Farms and sister company FutureCeuticals assumed a place on the cutting edge of the global food industry.
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