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The former school teacher, coach and most recently public works employee, Dan Johnson has retired from the department.

Attorneys for former Iroquois County Public Health administrator Dee Ann Schippert argued in a motion that her allegedly gambling for more than 750 hours while claiming to be on the clock for her job is not relevant to the charges against her.

Kankakee County Board Chairman Matthew Alexander-Hildebrand has already made a few executive decisions to consolidate the number of committees within the county board to help it run a bit more efficiently.

The River Valley Special Recreation Association made a presentation at Monday's Manteno Board meeting about beginning a partnership with the village.

Richard Tado: I think the nine censures against Algonquin Township Supervisor Randy Funk are absolutely unacceptable and criminal. Funk should be investigated by the Township Officials of Illinois and charges should be filed by the McHenry County States Attorney.

Top priority is to Get Funk, Yelle, Colatorti, Brynes, Huff and Rinn-Alcock elected. These are common sense folks who know how to run a small business and are not in favor of raising taxes.

Matthew Alexander-Hildebrand Alexander-Hildebrand, who is just 27 years old, became the youngest Kankakee County Board chairman in December.

The city of Kankakee is looking for vendors and musicians to be a part of the upcoming season of Farmers’ Market

Firefighters from the Kankakee Fire Department responded at approximately 1 p.m. Monday and found a small detached garage at 1155 S. Third Ave engulfed in flames

The Zonta Club of Kankakee recently announced the details for its third annual Party Gras celebration

A local bookstore in downtown Kankakee has put itself on the map — the 2025 Midwest Indie Bookstore Roadmap, that is

Unknown Strength has taken over the former Steam Hollow Brewing Co. in Manteno

River Valley Special Recreation Association recently held its Athletic Awards Night, celebrating the achievements of its Special Olympics athletes in 2024

Kankakee Public Library will honor Black History Month with a range of activities this month

Since 1989, Harold the Giraffe has visited local schools as the mascot of the Life Education Center‘s programs

A popular and very much unique Kankakee-based business is up for sale, and current ownership is seeking someone with a eye for hitting the bullseye

How has the possibility for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enter sensitive areas such as schools affected the Kankakee County community?

The Bradley Public Library is offering a program to help adults as they age

Sterling High School’s new pilot program, myPerspectives, is a comprehensive curriculum designed to help develop reading, writing, speaking and listening skills for middle and high school students.

The Kankakee County Museum will be celebrating Valentine’s Day this year with some style from New Orleans

Sterling American Legion Chaplain Gordon E. Harris is reviving a mostly forgotten story about the sinking of the United States Army Transport Dorchester during World War II and the selfless acts of four chaplains on board.

The commissioners of the Kankakee Valley Park District took an art lesson during Monday’s board meeting

The new assistant superintendent of Bourbonnais Elementary School District 53 is a familiar face

The Tri-County Auto theft Task Force arrested a Kankakee man for possession of a stolen motor vehicles Tuesday

Like many teenagers, Alexis “Lex” McCullough is hard to define

Jeff Dexter, a Bradley resident and co-founder of the pickleball club, presented the idea Monday to the Bradley Village Board

Riverside Healthcare’s President and CEO Phil Kambic has been elected to the board of trustees for the Illinois Health and Hospital Association

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars

“Democrats and Republicans alike will be affected by this pause in funding,” Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said

Those looking for a new pal are invited to drop into the Bradley Public Library from 6-7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 for a platonic version of speed dating

Kankakee Regional Land Bank Executive Director the Rev. Montele Crawford was recently handed the keys to the former Jaffe Drugs building at 217 E. Court St. in Kankakee

The garage sustained an estimated $15,000 in damages

Since the summer of 2021, Bradley resident Rochelle Langlois has battled Stage 4 cancer everywhere from her lungs, spine, adrenal glands, brain, bone and liver

The Kankakee Public Library will host a Winter Sowing program on Saturday at 10:00 a.m.

Veronda’s Music Village, a Kankakee business mainstay for more than three-quarters of a century, has started the process of liquidating its music-making inventory at its Kennedy Drive store

A new executive director has been tabbed to lead the Kankakee Development Corporation

Alicia Kleinert’s 12-year-old son, Caleb, noticed that seniors sometimes need help, and he made a point of that observation to his mom.

For more than 16 years after he survived being shot 11 times while shopping with his then-girlfriend in Chicago, Derek Grant walked this earth trying to find his purpose in life

A Kankakee house sustained an estimated $45,000 of damages due to a Thursday evening fire

On its way to reimagining Bourbonnais’ Riverfront Park, a village family has provided the village more opportunity with a generous donation

The Manteno Chamber of Commerce has launched the Women Supporting Women supply drive for “The Closet”.

The anticipated final approval for the south Kankakee QuikTrip development did not make Tuesday’s agenda for the Kankakee City Council

One of the last things on the minds of Kankakee region occupants on this bone-chilling Wednesday was relaxing near the banks of the Kankakee River

Lyn Stua-Rittmanic made sure the impact statement she read to convicted murderer Darius Sullivan was heard by the man who killed her wife

In a few months there will be a fishing pier available at Legacy Park in Manteno

An attic fire caused $20,000 damage Tuesday to a home in the 700 block of Webster Circle West in Kankakee

“Don’t back up. Don’t let up. Don’t shut up.”

Kankakee School District 111 has a lot to work on, and last week the Kankakee School Board heard exactly where some of the problem areas are

Ryan and Abby Magruder would often talk about what an opportunity it would be to own and operate Flight 102 Wine Bar in Bourbonnais

The man convicted of killing Bradley Police Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic and the attempted murder of now-retired Bradley Sgt. Tyler Bailey has been sentenced to life in prison