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Kankakee Community College won’t be requiring students to get vaccinated for COVID-19, but the college has found a way to sweeten the deal for those who do — a free class worth up to $495. ...READ MORE
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A Road Ranger travel center will occupy 11 acres on the southwest side of the Bourbonnais Parkway exchange on Interstate 57. Read more
Mya Lynn Hendrix of Momence is competing for Ms. Wheelchair America’s People’s Choice Award 2022 as Ms. Wheelchair Illinois. Read more
Between Aug. 26 and 29, Pembroke will be celebrating “UNITY in our CommUNITY” as part of Pembroke Day: 144 Years Strong. Read more
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Just as school districts have been deciding mask policies for the upcoming school year, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday that the matter is no longer up for debate — wearing masks will be mandatory in all pre-K - 12 schools and daycares. Read more
The Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department and Kankakee County Coroner’s office are investigating the shooting death of a Pembroke Township man Tuesday night, according to Kankakee County Sheriff Chief Deputy Ken McCabe. Read more
From noon to 5 p.m. Saturday in the back lot of the Quality Inn & Suites in Bradley, there will be a Back the Blue event that is free and open to the public. Read more
The Voyageur Classic is back for a fundraising trek on the west side of Kankakee. Read more
A picture-perfect mid-summer evening provided the backdrop for the return of the National Night Out program held at the Perry Farm property of the Bourbonnais Township Park District. Read more
Val Jaenicke had a front-row seat to the inner workings within the Kankakee Police Department for the past three decades, but don’t even think you can ask her for the inside story. Read more
Between paying attendees, volunteers and performers, the festival welcomed over 9,000 people. Read more
COVID-19 transmission in Kankakee County Tuesday afternoon shifted from “moderate” to “substantial,” the second highest metric from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s COVID data tracker. Read more
Smaller cities across Illinois can now apply for their share of $742 million in federal taxpayer COVID-19 relief funds the Congress approved earlier this year. Read more
A single-vehicle accident on Interstate 57 in Iroquois County claimed the life of a North Chicago man on Monday. Read more
Starting at 3:30 p.m. tonight is the National Night Out event at Perry Farm Park. There will be a raffle to win a backyard play set donated by Lowe’s. Ticket proceeds will benefit Project SUN Kankakee. Read more
A replacement to fill the Kankakee City Council vacancy created by the resignation of 7th Ward Alderman Fred Tetter appears likely to be named at the Aug. 16 council meeting. Read more
No charges field against a Kankakee woman following a fire Saturday in a residence in the 500 block of Union Avenue. Read more
A bid for street rehab for the city was estimated to come in about $1.4 million. A lower bid now allows for more street work in the city. Read more
Kankakee County’s COVID-19 cases are increasing with the delta variant influx, though the rise seems marginally less steep than some nearby counties. Read more
The state of Kankakee County's workforce is at a crossroads. It has weathered the COVID-19 storm, for now, but the workforce needs some reinvigoration to avert a crisis. Read more
A fire destroyed a semi-tractor trailer on Interstate 57 at the 309 mile marker on Saturday, according to the Kankakee Fire Department. Read more
A woman was arrested Saturday on a preliminary charge of arson following a fire at a residence in the 500 block of Union Avenue. Read more
On Aug. 15, 2019, Alicia Betts and her son, Seth, opened ReCharge Coffee Bar in what would be considered downtown Manteno. Read more
Solar energy will soon be helping to power Olivet Nazarene University. Read more
A federal freeze on most evictions that was enacted last year is scheduled to expire Saturday, July 31, after the Biden administration extended the original date by a month. Read more
Riverside adds new internal medicine physician Read more
The rambling stone clubhouse at Elks Country Club along the Kankakee River northeast of Aroma Park was engulfed by flames on the morning of Dec. 5, 1968. Read more
The physical effects of COVID-19 may be falling into the rearview mirror, but that doesn't mean the side effects of the pandemic won't continue to plague the region. Read more
The volume of recent teacher resignations in Kankakee School District 111 prompted questions from the school board about the reasons they are leaving, particularly from Kankakee High School. Read more
Former Grant Park Fire Chief Matt Shronts was put on administrative leave this week by the Beecher Fire Protection District, where he is a full-time member of the department as a lieutenant/paramedic. Read more
The GFWC Woman’s Club of Kankakee is looking for crafters and artists for the Art in the Park event set for Sept. 19. Read more
The Tyjuan Hagler Back-to-School Giveaway will be part of the HMC & NAACP Health & Wellness Fair. Read more
A Kankakee man wounded during last week's fatal shooting incident was charged Thursday with first-degree murder in Kankakee County court. Read more
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This weekend nearly 750 TCC and Wireless Zone stores nationwide will donate more than 140,000 backpacks full of school supplies to children as part of the ninth annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway. Read more
The Bourbonnais Elementary School Board approved a back-to-school plan Tuesday which includes adopting a mask-optional policy in the 2021-22 school year. Read more
Kankakee County continues to see an influx or sales tax compared to the previous year. Read more
Manteno Chamber of Commerce will host the 23rd annual Manteno Oktoberfest the last full weekend in September, which will run Thursday to Sunday, Sept. 23 to 26 in downtown Manteno. Read more
Bradley Mayor Mike Watson has made it clear he would rather Bradley split from Kankakee County's tourism promotion organization. Read more
Although Kankakee County Health Department administrator John Bevis warns the Delta variant is present in Kankakee County, the county's COVID-19 numbers are somewhat optimistic. Read more
Find out what’s happening this week in the Kankakee County area with our weekly calendar. Read more
Merchant Street MusicFest returns to downtown Kankakee this Friday and Saturday. Read more
School district policy on face masks in the 2021-22 year was a topic of discussion during Monday’s Kankakee School Board meeting, with the majority of board members expressing that wearing masks should be a requirement. Read more
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 Secret Food Pantry will host its next mobile pop-up event from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday out of the Bourbonnais Municipal Center parking lot at 700 Main Street NW. Read more
The Illinois Third Appellate Court reversed a Kankakee County circuit judge’s decision to dismiss Nancy Rish’s petition to be resentenced for her role in the murder of Kankakee business man Stephen B. Small in September 1987. Read more
A roundup of area arrests for serious crimes. Unless otherwise stated, these reports are taken directly from police reports. 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
A man arrested by Kankakee police last Friday remains hospitalized following a fatal shooting. Read more
It was the second time in five days firefighters were called to the residence due to a fire. Read more
Firefighters from multiple agencies are currently battling a fire in the 700 block of North Fifth Ave at Williams Street, according to scanner radio. 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
In a story on Page A8 of Tuesday’s edition titled “Iroquois Federal announces changes,” the year Terry Acree starting working at Iroquois Federal was incorrect. Acree began working at Iroquois Federal in 2000. Read more
Illinois colleges and universities both public and private are being encouraged to issue mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policies, but that won’t be the case at the two higher education institutions in Kankakee County. 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
A roundup of area arrests for serious crimes. Unless otherwise stated, these reports are taken directly from police reports. Read more
One man is dead and another man arrested following a shooting this morning in the 600 block of South Poplar Avenue, according to Kankakee police. Read more
A Bourbonnais man was arrested Tuesday on charges that he contacted a 12-year-old boy in Texas via Roblox, an online game platform, officials said. Read more
There are more opportunities to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in the coming weeks. Read more
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