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Superintendent Genevra Walters has announced her plans to retire at the close of the 2023-24 school year, two years earlier than she previously planned. ...READ MORE
WILMINGTON — A Joliet man wanted on a warrant for attempted homicide in Joliet was arrested Sunday by Wilmington police. Read more
Kankakee Police Chief Robin Passwater said Tuesday the shooting deaths of three men last week are being investigated as homicides. Read more
Our Life section feature "Best Bets" highlights five local calendar events happening this week. Read more
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A $32-million Kankakee budget was OK’d on its first reading, but it likely will receive some fine tuning as it heads to a committee and its final Kankakee City Council vote. Read more
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A resident of Emery Drive in Bourbonnais addressed village trustees about a shooting that occurred in the neighborhood Sunday. Read more
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Firefighters from 15 departments battled a blaze in a two-story building located on the northwest corner of Walnut and Fourth Street in downtown Watseka Tuesday. Read more
Staci Wilken's tenure as the executive director of the region's tourism agency will come to a conclusion Aug. 1. Read more
No one was injured when two houses were hit by gunfire in the 20 block of Emery Drive in Bourbonnais during a shooting Sunday evening, according to Bourbonnais police. Read more
Our Fallen Hero Foundation, in memory of PFC Aaron Toppen, will be hosting a motorcycle and car run on Aug. 7. The event will be held at 851 N. Main St., Manteno, and will include live music, a memorial ceremony, Band of Brothers and more. Read more
The City of Kankakee's Independence Day celebration and fireworks show was held Saturday at Kankakee Community College. The show was one of several in the area celebrating the long holiday weekend. Read more
A Kankakee man was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter following a bench trial last month in Kankakee County court. Read more
Village officials are mulling a possible property tax rebate for Bourbonnais homeowners. Read more
Record high fuel prices in Illinois have made an impact on the day-to-day lives of Illinoisans. One expert says this has not affected the number of travelers set to hit the road this weekend. Read more
BOURBONNAIS — The LeVasseur Elementary Explorers are no more. The school’s mascot is now the Tigers. Read more
Shortly before sunrise on Feb. 19, 1959, small knots of people — shivering in single-digit temperatures — gathered on street corners across Kankakee, waiting for the buses that would take them to work or school. They waited and waited, then waited some more, but the buses never came. Read more
It might be fair to call the Bourbonnais Township Park District’s Diamond Point baseball complex a “diamond in the rough.” And to stress that, the district’s administration has two points to share regarding the complex. Read more
Kankakee area residents who have traveled past the intersection of South Schuyler Avenue and East River Street likely have seen the transformation at its southeast corner. Read more
Two homes were destroyed and three others damaged in a fire Friday morning in a retirement community in Manteno. Read more
About two days after the voting booths closed, the winner of the Republican Party primary for the 2nd Congressional District was determined. Read more
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