Christopher Breach

The local Joann Fabrics and Crafts in Bradley Commons remains open, but it will eventually close.

In an effort to re-energize its Youth Council, the Kankakee County Branch of the NAACP will hold an official kickoff event at 5 p.m. Monday at the Kankakee Public Library.

In its first year in existence, IRIS, an online referral network, now boasts 45 agencies onboard and has made more than 200 referrals among more than 130 families.

At Tuesday’s monthly meeting of the Kankakee Regional Land Bank Authority, it was reported the city of Kankakee came up with a formula to pay the cost for cleanup of the pharmaceuticals in the abandoned Jaffe building.

The village of Manteno turned to Jasculca Terman Strategic Communications in Chicago to handle public relations for all the planning and board meetings surrounding the zoning change for Gotion.

The Heritage Prairie solar farm project is still moving forward with expected completion in late 2027.

Rosewood Acres, a new commercial photography studio, opened recently in downtown Kankakee.

The Iroquois-Kankakee Regional Office of Education unanimously approved Patricia High as the new superintendent, effective Feb. 28 when current superintendent Frank Petkunas retires.

The village of Manteno approved a resolution for an intergovernmental agreement with Kankakee County to provide animal control services.

The former school teacher, coach and most recently public works employee, Dan Johnson has retired from the department.

Kankakee County Board Chairman Matthew Alexander-Hildebrand has already made a few executive decisions to consolidate the number of committees within the county board to help it run a bit more efficiently.

The River Valley Special Recreation Association made a presentation at Monday's Manteno Board meeting about beginning a partnership with the village.

Matthew Alexander-Hildebrand Alexander-Hildebrand, who is just 27 years old, became the youngest Kankakee County Board chairman in December.

Firefighters from the Kankakee Fire Department responded at approximately 1 p.m. Monday and found a small detached garage at 1155 S. Third Ave engulfed in flames

Kankakee Regional Land Bank Executive Director the Rev. Montele Crawford was recently handed the keys to the former Jaffe Drugs building at 217 E. Court St. in Kankakee