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The Kankakee Police Department will have new leadership as Chief Robin Passwater announced his retirement from the force he has been a part of for 33 years. ...READ MOREPasswater retires, ends 33-year career
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If the trend of rising enrollment at Kankakee High School continues, the school could be pushing 1,600 to 1,700 students in the fall, Superintendent Genevra Walters said. Read moreKHS upward enrollment trend expected to continue
Though only recently becoming a federal holiday, this is far from the first time Juneteenth will be recognized in Kankakee County. The Juneteenth Celebration Community Council is holding several events leading up to and on June 19. Read moreSeveral Kankakee County events being held for Juneteenth
The village of Manteno recently added four new electric vehicle charging ports to downtown Manteno. The ports can be found in the parking lots just north and south of the village's First Street Plaza on Main Street. Read moreElectric vehicle charging ports installed in Manteno
A site which could host up to five or six food truck vendors at a time has been proposed for the eastern portion of the 400 block of North Harrison Avenue. Read moreFood truck park eyed for Kankakee's north side
The investigation continues into the fatal shooting of a Clifton man at an early-morning party Saturday in unincorporated Bourbonnais. Read moreInvestigation continues into Saturday's fatal shooting
The Community Foundation hosted its annual meeting on May 25 at the Kankakee Country Club to announce grant recipients for the spring grantmaking cycle. A total of $131,250 was granted to various organizations. Read moreThousands given to local orgs through Community Foundation
Seated behind a table of trophies, the Kankakee High School girls track and field team received an outpouring of applause Tuesday as they entered the gym to be recognized for winning the 2023 IHSA Class 2A Girls Track and Field State title. Read moreKankakee girls track, field team celebrates back-to-back state championships
The statue of World War II veteran Ray Olley is intended to honor not just him, but all vets, and to call attention to post traumatic stress disorder and animal cruelty. Read moreGround broken on Memorial Day for Olley statue in Kankakee
Currently with Edison Primary School, kindergarten teacher Frances Noble was recognized on May 26 as she was presented with the Female Educator of the Year Award by the Kankakee Chapter of the NAACP. Read moreNAACP recognizes Edison's Noble as Female Educator of the Year
The Kankakee County Health Department will be hosting Back to School Clinics from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 10 and June 24 for Kankakee County residents ages 11-21 with a free $50 gift card included. Read moreKCHD hosting Back to School Clinics in June
The Manteno American Legion Post 755 embarked on its annual Memorial Day service tour to perform ceremonies at five Manteno area cemeteries in honor of fallen and deceased veterans on Monday. Read moreManteno Legion tours five cemeteries in veteran remembrance
Kankakee Community College earned a gold ranking in the 2023 Guide to Military Friendly Schools, one of 28 small community colleges in the nation and one of only 10 colleges of any size in Illinois to receive the highest level of distinction. Read moreKankakee Community College recognized as Military Friendly
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. Read moreBest Bets: Week of May 30 - June 6
Kurt Quick, who is retiring from the Illinois State Police, has been hired at the village of Herscher’s police chief. Read moreQuick taking over as police chief in Herscher
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. Read moreOlivet men's basketball player dies in crash in Indiana
A Park Forest man was shot and killed Monday afternoon in Kankakee and police arrested his nephew as the suspect, Kankakee police said Monday. Read moreMan shot and killed in Kankakee Monday; 2 dead over weekend
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. Read moreWilmington native Brown makes more Indy 500 history
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. Read moreSenator Durbin visits metro station, gallery in Kankakee
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