The Kankakee Valley Park Board OK’d a $3.25 million bond issue at Monday’s commissioners meeting at the Bird Park Administration building. ...READ MORE

The high cost of building materials threw cold water on Bradley's plans to construct a second fire station this summer. Read more

If Bradley were to take on every recommendation to bring its 16 parks up to American with Disabilities Act requirement, it would cost taxpayers $518,640. Read more

It was the second time in five days firefighters were called to the residence due to a fire. Read more

Kankakee dentist Dr. Joseph A. “Joe” Wertz was a good man, said his childhood friend George “Homer” Ryan. Read more

Grant Park and Bourbonnais Township were recently awarded grants to improve the ecosystem and appearance of two local parks through ComEd’s Green Region Program with Openlands, a conservation organization based in Chicago. Read more

Matt Shronts resigned recently as chief of the Grant Park Fire Protection District. Read more

A company dedicated to bringing apparel manufacturing back to the U.S. is looking to possibly locate its headquarters and a manufacturing site in Kankakee. Read more

In the skies over Kankakee, birds of many types are a common sight. But on Thursday, Sept. 29, 1910, a new species, the "mechanical bird" (as one newspaper called it) was observed soaring over the downtown area. Read more

There are more opportunities to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in the coming weeks.  Read more

Dollar General at 4533 W. Route 17 near Limestone is now open for business. This will be the 19th location of the general store-style retailer in a 20-mile radius of Kankakee.  Read more

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced Thursday that it has extended the comment period to Aug. 13 on the proposed Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area. Read more

As of July 21, the Kankakee County Coroner's office has recorded 26 confirmed overdose deaths since Dec. 1, 2020. Read more

Kankakee County recently announced that its bond rating by Moody’s improved and is now associated as a positive outlook analysis. Read more

National Night Out is returning to Perry Farm Park on Tuesday, Aug. 3. The event features live music, food, games and a special guest speaker. Read more

Find out what’s happening this week in the Kankakee County area with our weekly calendar, including a scavenger hunt, movie nights and more. Read more

After nearly eight years on the Kankakee City Council, 7th Ward Alderman Fred Tetter announced his resignation. Tetter was first elected in April 2013. Read more

The termination of Kankakee School District 111 staff member Gloria Kennedy sparked more pushback and drew a crowd of over a dozen supporters before ultimately being approved during Tuesday’s Kankakee School Board meeting. Read more

The termination of a Kankakee School District 111 staff member was tabled after the staff member and another district employee voiced their opposition to the decision during Monday’s Kankakee School Board meeting. Read more

Ryan Swartz of Limestone is planning to bike over 200 miles in September to raise money to fight childhood cancer.  Read more

After much debate and with a 7-0 approval from the Kankakee Planning Board, the Kankakee City Council approved an ordinance for a conditional use permit for a halfway house in the city's Marycrest neighborhood. Read more

Legislation that would bring natural gas service to Hopkins Park residents in Pembroke Township continues to await Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature after being sent to his office last month. Read more

Another Kankakee River Fishing Derby concluded on Sunday, and the 38th annual event was again deemed a success by Ken Munjoy, president of the Northern Illinois Anglers Association, which runs the 10-day derby. Read more

On final reading, the Kankakee City Council approved its annual budget with a revenue of $31,635,262 in the general fund for the fiscal year ending on April 30, 2022. Read more

Damage was estimated between $750,000 and $1 million, and the fire station building is a total loss. Read more

It would be safe to describe these two as uncommon men. They simply went about their work without fanfare. They just fulfilled their mission — regardless of what others thought or said. Read more

This fall, Kankakee Community College is offering several opportunities aimed at helping students get back to the classroom and “back on their feet” financially. Read more

The Kankakee County Board is looking for community members to serve on the subcommittees it has formed to discuss how to invest its $21.3 million of COVID-19 relief funding as part of the American Rescue Plan Act. Read more

Gary Moore rarely recognized the negative of life. Through his focused eyes, there was always something positive to be discovered within any situation. Read more

Eva Benefiel arrived in Kankakee July 31, 1915, to begin her "dream job" as County Advisor for the newly formed Women's Home Improvement Association of Kankakee County. Exactly one year later, she drowned.  Read more

The 38th annual Kankakee River Fishing Derby wraps up this weekend, and it has been a big week on the river for area fishing contestants. Read more

Marathon Pipe Line continued cleanup and repair after a release of gasoline from one of its pipelines in a farm field approximately 3 miles east of Gilman. Read more

Kankakee police believe a car that was pushed into the Kankakee River and a shots fired report in the vicinity are related. Read more

Marathon Pipe Line officials are working today on the release of gasoline from one of its pipelines in Iroquois County, according to a news release from Iroquois County Emergency Management Agency. Read more

The Kankakee County Convention & Visitors Bureau is back in its office, but the office is in a new location. Read more

The village, along with its landscape consultant, Teska Associates of Plainfield, held its first public forum to determine what, if any, upgrades people want to see at the approximately 15-acre park located along East North Street. Read more

The Illini/Saluki state-supported Amtrak trains will resume full service on July 19, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced Wednesday. Read more

Gary W. Moore, a bestselling author and columnist for the Daily Journal, has died following a long battle with Stage 4 stomach cancer. He was 66. Read more

A Kankakee couple escaped injury Wednesday morning after a fire started in their attached garage on the city’s west side, according to fire department officials.  Read more

The Kankakee County Board unanimously passed a resolution at its meeting Tuesday to oppose the establishment of the Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area being proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Read more

Camp MOSH (Maternity Outreach Service for Humanity) will return next week from July 18 to 23. Camp MOSH is a six-day experience where youth and adult volunteers gather to give a helping hand to those in need. Read more

After signing off her shift for the final time in her nearly 34 years as an officer in the Kankakee Police Department, Marci Gearhart was overwhelmed by the number of people who gathered for her retirement ceremony. Read more

Find out what’s happening this week in the Kankakee County area with our relaunched calendar, including local festivals, live music, classes and more. Read more