Christopher Breach - Shaw Local News Network correspondent

County Board OKs slight increase in tax levy for fiscal year 2026

Gotion's issues with meeting fire and safety requirement for its battery manufacturing plant came to head at Monday's village board committee of the whole meeting.

Manteno Fire Protection District sends letter to village, Gotion over concerns at battery manufacturing plant.

Outgoing Village of Manteno Clerk Kerri Rolniak is taking a job out of state and resigned her position after seven months on the job following her election in April as a member of the Freedom Party.

More than 26, 55-gallon drums of drugs removed from former Jaffe Drugs building.

The Kankakee County Board will vote on the resolution at its next meeting on Dec. 9 to include short-term rentals on the county code that assesses a 5% hotel tax

The 30-by-50-foot pavilion will be constructed on the south end of the Square on Second.

Manteno adopted a short-term rental ordinance that doesn't include a 5% hotel tax.

Mark Kreusel, Gotion Illinois’ vice president of manufacturing and general manager, gave an update on the plant’s progress.

Steve Taden was appointed to the Kankakee County Board to fill the unexpired term of Peggy Sue Munday.

During his junior year at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School, Nick Mayo enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserves.

Kankakee County was awarded five grants totaling $7,975,000 in the Highway Safety Improvement Program funding from the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Youth being serving continued at Tuesday’s meeting when Nathan J. Benoit, 26, was sworn in to fill the unexpired term of Amanda Armer-Irps.

A storm sewer improvement project in the middle of the village of Manteno was awarded at Monday’s board meeting to a local contractor.

The purchase of the 2026 Ford Ranger for $37,528 from Taylor Ford of Manteno was eventually approved by a 4-2 vote.