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Volunteers with the Kankakee County Veterans' Council placed flags at veterans' graves ahead of Memorial Day weekend at Kankakee Memorial Gardens Friday morning.
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 Kankakee County Health Department will be hosting a Back to School Clinic from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 24 for Kankakee County residents ages 11-21.
Olivet Nazarene University men’s basketball player Braydon Flagg died in a single-vehicle crash in Indiana last week. The 20-year-old Flagg was a sophomore and a biology major at Olivet.
Two years after working on the first-ever all-women team at the Indianapolis 500, Wilmington native Caitlyn Brown became the first woman to work over the wall for an Indy 500 champion Sunday.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., visited Merchant Street Art Gallery of Artists with Autism Wednesday and talked with local artists after attending the ribbon cutting at the new River Valley Metro station on East Chestnut Street.
On Memorial Day, ground will be broken for a life-size statue designed to call attention to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and to the courageous work of animals who have also served in wartime.
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.
Following the Sept. 2012 car accident near Peotone that would take the life of Kyle Richey and injure brother Nathan, mom Kim and Nathan had the opportunity to meet the person who received Kyle's liver through an organ donation.
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TALLINN, Estonia — As Russian officials tell it, two Ukrainian drones flew into the very heart of Moscow under the cover of darkness, reaching the Kremlin before they were shot down at the last minute.
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.
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In his monthly report to the committee, Kankakee County Health Department Administrator Bevis summarized the statistical data from the beginning of the pandemic in March of 2020.
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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Olivet Nazarene University men’s basketball player Braydon Flagg died in a single-vehicle crash in Indiana last week. The 20-year-old Flagg was a sophomore and a biology major at Olivet.
Two years after working on the first-ever all-women team at the Indianapolis 500, Wilmington native Caitlyn Brown became the first woman to work over the wall for an Indy 500 champion Sunday.
The Fightin' Irish Ken Klipp Classic 5K run and two mile walk and Memorial Day Salute to all Veterans will once again be held on Memorial Day this year, and runners and walkers still have the chance to register.
Bourbonnais native Colin Holderman has lived up to his surname, as the Pittsburgh Pirates reliever currently leads all of Major League Baseball in holds.
KCC baseball coach and AD Todd Post, working his final year at the school, earned his 900th career win last week. A lifelong area native, the wins just begin to tell Post's story.
The Chicago Bears selected Tennessee offensive tackle Darnell Wright with the No. 10 overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday, giving quarterback Justin Fields more protection after trading back one spot with Philadelphia.
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.
There is a vacancy on the Bourbonnais Elementary School Board, but the remaining six members hope that is not the case for long. Board President Jayne Raef said the board legally must appoint a new member within 60 days of a vacancy.
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.
Following the Sept. 2012 car accident near Peotone that would take the life of Kyle Richey and injure brother Nathan, mom Kim and Nathan had the opportunity to meet the person who received Kyle's liver through an organ donation.
In his monthly report to the committee, Kankakee County Health Department Administrator Bevis summarized the statistical data from the beginning of the pandemic in March of 2020.
Manteno News
The Kankakee County Health Department will be hosting a Back to School Clinic from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 24 for Kankakee County residents ages 11-21.
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.
In his monthly report to the committee, Kankakee County Health Department Administrator Bevis summarized the statistical data from the beginning of the pandemic in March of 2020.
The Week in Photos
Frank Hosek, of Bourbonnais, details a recent visit to Arlington National Cemetery.
Frank Hosek, of Bourbonnais, details a recent visit to Arlington National Cemetery.
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.
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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.
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