Riverside Healthcare and Merchant Street Art Gallery of Artists with Autism will both be hosting art shows that feature unique pieces from local artists. ...READ MORE

Community nominees to be recognized during special presentation. Read more

This year marks the 46th anniversary of the Illinois Master Gardener program Read more

Planting Hope grants up to $5,000 are now available for tree planting projects Read more

Spelling 30 out of 50 words correctly on a virtual test, Quinn Meadows received the highest score out of 12 contestants Tuesday. Read more

Kankakee, Kee, Ka, Kan. Who can? We can. Kankakee can! Read more

There is still no deal reached on a teacher contract at Bourbonnais Elementary District 53 after a negotiating meeting that lasted over five hours on Thursday. Read more

Kankakee city officials look to keep unlicensed ATVs, dirt bikes and mini bikes off the streets. Read more

Family lost everything in Feb. 14 blaze. Read more

Kankakee police said officers responded at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a hit and run in the 1600 block of East Court Street. Read more

United Way of Kankakee and Iroquois Counties is continuing its efforts to lead the community to addressing and understanding racial inequity and racism. Read more

About 180 teachers and staff at Bourbonnais elementary schools are scheduled to receive the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine March 3, an important step in getting back to normalcy, Superintendent Adam Ehrman said Tuesday. Read more

More than 40 percent of ballots were cast prior to the polls opening at 6 a.m. Tuesday — some 1,076 votes. Read more

Johnson, 43, a Kankakee resident for 10 years, will be holding her first elected office as she won the first political race she ever entered. Read more

Kankakee 2nd Ward Alderwoman Stacy Gall won the Democratic Party primary for the city clerk position Read more

David Baron won his first Kankakee political campaign by posting a substantial victory over opponent Lisa Richardson. Read more

It’s back to the virtual bargaining table Thursday for the Bourbonnais Education Association and Bourbonnais Elementary School Board. Read more

Sixth Ward Alderman Chris Curtis overwhelmed his Republican Party primary opponent. Read more

Kankakee Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong held off challenger Angela Shea in Tuesday's Democratic primary. Read more

If you haven’t gotten you COVID vaccination yet, it could be a while. Read more

Instead of the alternating “red” and “white” attendance days, BBCHS students who have chosen in-person learning will attend school Monday through Friday.  Read more

The commissioners voted 3-1 at its monthly board meeting Monday at Exploration Station to have Hitchcock Design Group complete the plan. Read more

KANKAKEE — Results for the city of Kankakee primary election are in with 100 percent of precincts reporting. Read more

Here's where you'll find continual updates on the city of Kankakee primary election tonight as votes are tallied. Check back often.

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Kankakee Valley Park District board decided to not go forward with hiring a firm to run both Ice Valley Centre Ice Arena and Splash Valley Aquatic Park. Read more

Another step was taken by the Bradley village board in its journey to locate a second fire station in the village's northern area. Read more

Police body cameras, cash bail system and other criminal justice areas addressed. Read more

The public ice rink at Legacy Park at 1725 N. Maple St. in Manteno is open. Read more

On March 13 and 14, the Kankakee Valley Park District will be hosting a scavenger hunt in Bird Park.  Read more

GOP and Democratic parties to choose a mayoral candidate. Read more

Kankakee's code enforcement, sewer service and technical support services will soon have a new home in downtown Kankakee. Read more

Robert S. Ellington-Snipes, Kankakee County board member, was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award last month during the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Foundation’s annual celebration. Read more

Until this point, the Bradley schools have been open for four-hour days. Read more

A nano brewery is slated to open on Kankakee's west side by May or June by a Bourbonnais couple. Read more

With the pandemic raging on for a year now, the stressors of increased isolation, economic hardships and challenges to family dynamics are wearing down on many. Read more

Kankakee Kultivators have found a temporary new “home”— the Kankakee Public Library.  Read more

Local musicians Daniel and Bader worked with the Kankakee Valley Park District to return to a community tradition. Read more

The Diocese of Joliet's Office for Human Dignity recently announced the appointment of Nia White as the director of Jordan River Farm in Hopkins Park. Read more

Slowly but surely, a dog found in a field north and east of Manteno with its legs and muzzle zip-tied is recovering from her ordeal in January. Read more

The museum is currently accepting vendor applications and will continue to do so up until the day of the festival. Read more

 Associated Orthodontists is now accepting applications for its 2021 scholarship program, which will give 5 applicants $1,000 each for tuition.  Read more

The contract for the company to continue providing waste pickup for the village would be extended by 7 years. Read more

Dozens of Bourbonnais teachers and supporters gathered to demand “fair contract, fair pay” for teachers. Read more

There will be not be an independent investigation into campaign donations for Kankakee Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong. Read more

The Kankakee County Museum will be moving forward with the 31st Annual Rhubarb Festival and are seeking vendors for the May 23 event. Read more

The polar vortex got in one more snow blast in the area. Read more

Health and church leaders joined the local NAACP for a virtual town hall meeting. Read more

Westwood Obstetrics & Gynecology LTD is expanding its affiliation with AMITA Health St. Mary’s Hospital.  Read more

Bourbonnais teachers are asking community members to join a rally today to show their support for the bargaining team in negotiating a contract. Read more

Multiple people were taken to local hospitals following a Tuesday morning accident between a River Valley Metro Mass Transit District bus and a pickup truck, according to local police. Read more

More than 100 wish children in Illinois are waiting for volunteers to help grant their wishes. Read more

The Kankakee Community College Veteran’s Resource Center provides military veterans with opportunities for academic excellence and fellowship. Read more

With a recovery plan, Kankakee County can see the barn owl numbers increase.  Read more

A new restaurant could be entering the community at a site where one recently closed.  Read more

Kankakee resident Brittani Bury is currently awaiting the very first heart bilateral-lung transplant done at Northwestern by a collaborative team of Northwestern and Lurie Children’s doctors. Read more