Lee Provost

A new app, developed in part by a retired Kankakee police officer, is on the market and aims to help protect those in harms way.

The owner of Kankakee's latest restaurant addition, the New York City Deli, is targeting an April opening, however, much site work will first be in order.

The two-year CEO of Kankakee St. Mary's Hospital, Otis Story, resigned Friday and a new interim CEO has been named.

On one of the coldest mornings of the 2025 autumn, a hardy group of past and present military veterans completed a 4.5-mile run past the three Manteno schools for a heart-warming annual event - the Manteno Veterans Run.

An oversight in the original construction of the maintenance building at the 315 Sports Park has lead to an additional $1 million in spending.

Before a filled banquet room in Bradley, the Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce honored members and reported strong growth trends within the organization.

Years after his two tours of service concluded, Bourbonnais resident Ty "Doc" Watson found his place in the world.

With thousands of military veterans in Kankakee County, the area's Veterans Assistance Commission has been ready to serve here since 1987.

An outage of Xfinity service which affected a large portion of Kankakee County appears to have been a result of vandalism.

Through a ComEd grant, the 4th annual Kankakee Christmas Parade has sharply increased the prizes for the top three floats in the Dec. 13 event.

Some five years after announcing plans to develop a Quik Trip fueling center in Kankakee, the project is set to begin.

In an effort to gain a handle on homelessness, a group of business and community leaders is working on ways to deal with the growing situation.

Aqua America, the company which owns area water supplier Aqua Illinois, has been sold. It supplies water in DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kankakee, Lake, McHenry, Ogle, Will counties, among others.

Bradley has set the date and time for its upcoming 40th annual Christmas parade along West Broadway Street.

Aqua America, the company which owns area water supplier Aqua Illinois, has been sold.