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Memorial Day (originally called “Decoration Day”) has been observed since 1868. The event had been established by Gen. John A. Logan, Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Civil War veterans’ organization.

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The inaugural WillowPalooza is being pushed back to 2024, according to Bourbonnais Township Park District officials. The one-day music festival was set for Aug. 26 at Willowhaven Park and Nature Center.

Add the River Edge Redevelopment Zone Program to the list of incentive programs the city — through the Illinois Department of Commerce — can use to help bring development to properties along the Kankakee River, the region's greatest natural resource.

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Ukraine began resuming electricity exports to European countries on Tuesday, its energy minister said, a dramatic turnaround from six months ago when fierce Russian bombardment of power stations plunged much of the country into darkness in a bid to demoralize the population.

 The Pentagon on Thursday released video of what it said was a Russian fighter jet dumping fuel on a U.S. Air Force surveillance drone before the warplane clipped the drone's propeller in international airspace, leading to its crash in the Black Sea and raising tensions between Moscow and Washington over the war in Ukraine.

The public health emergency ended Thursday, but that doesn’t mean the COVID-19 virus mysteriously goes away anytime soon, according to John Bevis, county health administrator. “We are in a much different place now today in our community and in the state and across the world in relation to what we’re doing and how we’re doing it because of COVID."

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Bourbonnais News

A Saturday morning shooting in unincorporated Bourbonnais resulted in the death of Michael O. Godinez, 23, of Clifton, according to the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department.

The inaugural WillowPalooza is being pushed back to 2024, according to Bourbonnais Township Park District officials. The one-day music festival was set for Aug. 26 at Willowhaven Park and Nature Center.

Bradley News

The inaugural WillowPalooza is being pushed back to 2024, according to Bourbonnais Township Park District officials. The one-day music festival was set for Aug. 26 at Willowhaven Park and Nature Center.

Manteno News

Local gym owner Jeff Moss, of Manteno, will compete across the pond in the HYROX World Championships in England at 9:15 a.m. CST on Saturday. Coined the "world series of fitness racing," only 1,500 out of 50,000 athletes qualify for the final showdown.

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On April 27, the Kankakee Valley Garden Club hosted the 50th anniversary rededication ceremony for the Blue Star Memorial Marker in Bird Park. The event, originally held on April 12, 1973, is a living memorial to veterans as the Blue Star marker is surrounded by a garden maintained by KVGC.

Weekly Calendar

Our Life section feature "Best Bets" highlights local calendar events happening this week, including the a program to inspire joy and a senior game day.