Herscher voters didn't follow the trend of many past voters in Kankakee County, as they overwhelmingly OK'd a 1 percent sales tax increase for the village in Tuesday's election.
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KANKAKEE COUNTY RACES
A referendum that would have relaxed residency restrictions for school board members in Momence fell five votes short of passing Tuesday.
Incumbent trustees Angie Serafini, Bruce Greenlee and Rick Fischer all retained their seats on the Bourbonnais board.
Sam Payton defeated current Pembroke Township Supervisor Brenda Miles in Tuesday’s municipal election.
BOURBONNAIS
Two incumbents retained their seats and one new member was elected to BBCHS's school board.
Republican incumbent Larry Osenga won re-election in Kankakee's 3rd Ward aldermanic race.
The race to claim four seats on the Kankakee School Board culminated with the three incumbents on the ballot retaining their spots.
Kankakee voters overwhelmingly said it was time for a change in the city's leadership as Republican Alderman Chris Curtis easily defeated first-term Democratic Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong.
It’s out with the old and in with the new on the Bourbonnais Elementary District 53 School Board.
Tuesday’s municipal election drew just 17.9 percent of Kankakee County’s 70,011 registered voters.
Voters again defeated tax increase referenda in the Bourbonnais Township, Grant Park and Limestone fire protection districts in Tuesday’s municipal election.
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By CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOISSPRINGFIELD – A continuing sharp spike in COVID-19 cases being driven by the omicron variant has pushed the state’s hospital capacity to its limits and is prompting the state to bring in additional health care workers from other states and countries.Gov. JB Pritzker s…
 Detainees being held at Jerome Combs Detention Center in Kankakee through an agreement with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will soon be moved to another facility outside of Illinois or released.
By BETH HUNDSDORFERCapitol News Illinoisbhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.comThree Republican state House members called for hearings into the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services on Thursday out of concerns for workers’ safety, improper placements of state wards and the recent…
SPORTS NEWS
In a battle of unbeaten River Valley Conference squads, Momence claimed a 42-38 home victory over Beecher on Friday to improve to 15-1 and 6-0 in conference. READ MORE
The Boilermakers struggled to get going early and couldn't catch back up to the Porters Friday night. READ MORE
Bradley-Bourbonnais struggles offensively in its 56-27 loss to Lincoln-Way Central at home. READ MORE
Thursday's prep scores and results. READ MORE
MORE LOCAL NEWS
Tocarra Elridge-Robinson, of Kankakee, is the executive director and founder of the Kankakee-based nonprofit, Still I Rise. ...READ MORE
The U.S. Supreme Court rulings from Thursday had more than one tentacle, and one of those reached Kankakee as the court’s decision confirmed the policy such as the one instituted by Riverside Healthcare regarding staff vaccinations. ...READ MORE
Friends of Bradley Police Officer Tyler Bailey and his family are putting together a fundraising event at Northfield Square mall on Jan. 23 to help the wounded officer and his wife through this difficult time. ...READ MORE
A state representative from Chicago has filed a proposed bill that would amend the Pembroke Township natural gas bill signed into law in August by Gov. JB Pritzker. ...READ MORE
Thursday morning, first responders from various local law enforcement agencies gathered for the First Responder Prayer Service. Bradley Police Chief Donald Barber, Kankakee County Sheriff Mike Downey and State's Attorney Jim Rowe were among the morning's speakers. ...READ MORE
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