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

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 list of recent births at Riverside Medical Center.

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

Prosecutors say a Zion woman was livestreaming to TikTok viewers when she struck and killed a pedestrian. The case highlights how Illinois is using a newer felony distracted-driving law in deadly crashes

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.

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.

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

The Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School Board of Education approved seven construction bids last week as site work on the school’s major facility renovation and addition project has begun.

More than 50 local youth baseball players with physical and mental disabilities gathered at Bishop McNamara for a doubleheader of All-City Baseball Association Champions League Baseball Saturday, June 13, 2026.

The tension between the Bourbonnais Township board and Highway Commissioner Jason Diaz boiled over during Monday’s board meeting.

Riverside Healthcare recognized as LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer, the only hospital in Kankakee County to earn the designation