The Bourbonnais Friendship Festival gives the community a chance to start celebrating America’s 250th birthday.

A single-family home in Manteno that sold for $380,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Kankakee County in the past week.

SEA Craft, a subsidiary of Oregon company Grown Rogue, is taking over the shuttered PharmaCann cannabis growing operation in Dwight.

With its current comprehensive plan dating back to 1997, Kankakee is set to at long last develop a new document.

A single-family home in Buckingham that sold for $56,000 tops the list of the best real estate deals in Kankakee County in the past week.

A list of recent births at Riverside Medical Center.

The home at 507 Marian Avenue in Bradley was sold on May 27. The purchase price was $237,500. The property sits on a 14,000-square-foot lot.

L'Erable business owner and father Nick Bohn has high hopes for the days following Father's Day.

A lawsuit filed by a civic advocacy organizations claims state agencies and law enforcement agencies have kept the public “largely in the dark” about the outcomes of cash bail abolishment under the SAFE-T Act.

Fast and slow jams will soon fill downtown Kankakee at this summer’s Merchant Street MusicFest on July 24 and 25. The first wave of artists were announced Thursday with headliners Twista and Christopher Williams, alongside local favorites, and returning and new performers.

For prospective homebuyers eyeing the real estate market in the area of Kankakee County, here's what sold for $150,000 or under in the past week.

The Major Donald J Brewer Veterans Transportation Fund, established by Major Brewer's family with an initial $6,740 donation, provides financial support for veterans to reach healthcare, employment, and other essential services.

A Kankakee County judge granted a motion by the attorneys representing Prime Healthcare, the company that owns St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee, asking for sanctions against the Kankakee County State’s Attorney’s office.

The 51st annual festival runs June 24–28. Road closures begin Sunday, June 21, with additional closures during the Grand Parade on June 28.

Bourbonnais trustees passed an ordinance that puts a moratorium on building data centers in the village during Monday’s board meeting.

A new community walk in Kankakee on September 26 will raise awareness and funds for alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss and affects nearly 7 million Americans.

A single-family residence located at 165 West Sixth Street in Manteno has a new owner since June 3.

Mayor LaMore dismisses Joe Cainkar and hires a new attorney as an emergency appointment for 30 days.