Two Kankakee men were charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance last week.
The wedding vows Uncle Ray and Aunt Dolores took on their wedding day — which I would bet my last dollar on — must have meant everything to them. So much, in fact, they were not about to be separated even by death.
The Kankakee Kiwanis Club honored students from 11 county high schools with leadership awards at a luncheon May 9 at the Quality Inn in Bradley.
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Illinois State Police District 21 at Ashkum is investigating a single-vehicle crash that occurred on Illinois Route 113 this afternoon.
Illinois State Police District 21 at Ashkum is investigating a three-vehicle crash on Illinois Route 115 Sunday afternoon.
Following a recent visit to Kankakee from President Joe Biden, Jack Klasey looks back on a 1962 visit from former President Dwight David Eisenhower.
The need to spread the word about facility issues at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School was a concern shared by school officials as well as the public at an informational meeting Thursday in the school’s cafeteria.
When the president of the United States of America is headed to your home, can someone ever be truly ready?
A senior who will be leaving for the military before her class’s graduation was surprised with her own ceremony at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School.
Kankakee police investigated a break-in to a shed at the Kankakee Valley Park District’s River Road facility Saturday.
The BBCHS District 307 School Board gave approval Monday for the district to seek bids for proposed HVAC upgrades to take place during the summer of 2023.
WASHINGTON -- Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says the U.S. would move quickly to approve Sweden’s application to join the NATO military alliance.
Ukraine stopped the flow of Russian natural gas Wednesday through one of the hubs that feed Western European homes and industry, while a Kremlin-installed official in a southern region seized by Russian troops said the area will ask Moscow to annex it.
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Kankakee County Vaccine Tracker

140,101
Total administered vaccine doses
56,173
People fully vaccinated
51.06%
Percent of population fully vaccinated
27,325
Total boosters administered
87
7 day average daily doses administered
36
Doses reported on 5/2
36
Doses reported on 5/2
Source: Illinois Department of Public Health
Last updated on 5/3/22. IDPH data is subject to change.
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Obituaries
- Death notices: May 16, 2022
- Duane 'Mort' Regnier
- Obituary Recap: May 14, 2022
- Death notices: May 14, 2022
- Dolores and Raymond Ruder
- Elizabeth 'Ann' Smith
- Eleanor Qualls
- Jake Munyon
- Death notices: May 11, 2022
- Fenton Boehrnsen
- Joycelyn 'Joy' LaMontagne
- Brennan Hunt
- John Hagler
- Kevin Alan Britton
- Theresa Papineau
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- ANOTHER VIEW: Court rulings all over the lot on legislative gerrymandering
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- EDITORIAL: Wimbledon's ban on Russian players puts punishment where it isn't warranted
- SCHUSTER: Chicago needs to rethink its speed camera system
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The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 1 million on Monday, a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered by grief and frustration.
"Ask the Doctor” is a weekly feature that answers readers' questions regarding COVID-19, as well as general medical questions.
Daily COVID-19 cases in Kankakee County have risen into the double digits, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health, but health officials say that is not enough to set off alarm bells.
A loud boom heard by people in parts of Kankakee County Wednesday came from an engineered blast at Vulcan Quarry in Lehigh, a company spokesperson said.
Ever since Russian forces took the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson in early March, residents sensed the occupiers had a special plan for their town.
Moderna on Thursday asked U.S. regulators to authorize low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 6, a long-awaited move toward potentially opening shots for millions of tots by summer.
Professional/College Sports
After his breakout spring training turned into a dominant start to the season at AAA Syracuse, 2014 BBCHS graduate Colin Holderman is set to make his major league debut with the New York Mets.
ONU's Alex Gross just finished an all-time men's basketball career at Olivet, and will now continue his college hoops career at Morehead State.
Daniel Williams, a Kankakee native, went on to complete a grueling 200-mile marathon in Pekin last month in April.
The Chicago Bears have plenty of holes to fill on their team and they used the draft to help out in a big way.
Best. Comeback. Ever. Sounds pretty good next to Rock Chalk, Jayhawk. What looked like a lost cause turned into one of the sweetest wins ever for Kansas.
Dawn Staley hoisted the championship trophy high, strutted around the court and stopped for a brief victory dance. She handed over the hardware to South Carolina's student band, then headed back to midcourt for more merriment.
Bourbonnais News
The need to spread the word about facility issues at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School was a concern shared by school officials as well as the public at an informational meeting Thursday in the school’s cafeteria.
A senior who will be leaving for the military before her class’s graduation was surprised with her own ceremony at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School.
The BBCHS District 307 School Board gave approval Monday for the district to seek bids for proposed HVAC upgrades to take place during the summer of 2023.
Bradley News
The need to spread the word about facility issues at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School was a concern shared by school officials as well as the public at an informational meeting Thursday in the school’s cafeteria.
A senior who will be leaving for the military before her class’s graduation was surprised with her own ceremony at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School.
The BBCHS District 307 School Board gave approval Monday for the district to seek bids for proposed HVAC upgrades to take place during the summer of 2023.
Manteno News
Prairie Material, along with the Illinois State Police, put together a training for bomb-sniffing dogs and their owners to get them versed in different high-pressure scenarios.
Kankakee County will update its plan to reduce the damages caused by severe weather such as floods, tornadoes, snow and ice storms, and thunderstorms among other events.
The Manteno Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its annual “Thrill of the Games” tournament from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 14.
The Week in Photos
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As flights go, it was ordinary. Still, the trip stands out in my memory as one of my all-time favorites. That’s because I traveled light.
In this month's Clearing Out the Clutter, Beth Randall writes of how to create a filing system for user manuals.
For fans of moody gray skies, sullen detectives, visits to the morgue and forensics, there’s always season two of “The Truth Will Out,” a Scandinavian noir series entering its second season on the Acorn streaming service, presented in Swedish with English subtitles.
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