Timely rains and plenty of sunshine are delivering what could be a record Kankakee County corn and soybean harvest this autumn.

The book is being closed on a Momence employment fixture as book publisher Baker & Taylor informed workers Monday the site is being closed.

There is more to Mexican food than tacos and burritos and a new restaurant in downtown Kankakee is set to show this to area diners.

Opened in 2004 as the Hilton Garden Inn, the hotel will now be a Wyndham Garden.

Angela Morrey was recently appointed acting president/CEO of the Economic Alliance of Kankakee County, filling the vacancy left by Tim Nugent's resignation.

The latest national chain restaurant to call Bradley home will be Longhorn Steakhouse.

With Kankakee Mayor Chris Curtis casting the deciding vote, a 1st Ward gaming cafe was approved for North Entrance Avenue.

The $9-million, state-of-the-art River Valley Metro Mass Transit bus maintenance garage was officially opened at its Bourbonnais campus.

Fortitude Community Outreach gained its needed initial approval, however, its next step will be an OK from the Kankakee City Council in September.