Prospective students are invited to attend KCC Day at Kankakee Community College on Tuesday, Nov. 11.

Bourbonnais board adopts ordinance to purchase 2.19 acres of land from Olivet Nazarene University during Monday's meeting.

Manteno could soon collect short-term rental tax of 5% as it already does on its two hotels.

Candidates of established political parties delivered their petitions.

The Olivet Nazarene University Hockey Team is hosting Military Appreciation Night at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, as they take on the Northern Illinois Huskies at Ice Valley Centre Ice Arena, located at 1601 River Rd. in Kankakee.

The Kankakee County Coroner’s Office identified 63-year-old Todd Banks as the person whose body was recovered Saturday from the Kankakee River.

Bourbonnais officials are seeing what interest any developers might have for two parcels of land the village owns near the site of BrickStone Brewery production facility.

State Representative Jackie Haas is highlighting pieces of legislation aimed at reducing domestic violence and supporting survivors in Illinois.

A man was severely burned in a structure fire in the 200 block of South Fraser Avenue in Kankakee Sunday night.

The Kankakee County Coroner’s Office and Kankakee Police Department are investigating the death of a man whose body was recovered from the Kankakee River Saturday.

Work on Bourbonnais Township Park District’s future master plan was discussed during Monday’s committee of the whole meeting.

The annual Veterans Day Run to Manteno’s three schools and downtown Manteno is set for 8 a.m. on Nov. 11 with a ceremony set to follow at Legion Park.

The expected cost for Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School’s major facility project is down to about $70.6 million from the previous estimate of $75 million.

The Kankakee Coroner’s office released the names of the four victims who died Thursday in the head-on crash in western Kankakee County Thursday.

Kankakee School District 111 is set to begin developing a five-year strategic plan for the years 2026 through 2031.

Bradley police are investigating a 42-year-old Bradley man being struck by a southbound Canadian National Railway train early Saturday morning.

Four people are dead following a head-on crash Thursday night, two miles east and south of Reddick in western Kankakee County.

Attorneys in the Xandria Harris murder trial informed the judge Thursday they had received most of the documents they requested during a Sept. 26 court date.

The Bourbonnais Public Library will host the Ozdust ball and reading challenge at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13

Illinois State Police confirmed Thursday they investigated several members of the Watseka Police Department.

After serving 12 years as Bourbonnais Township Park District’s information technology administrator, Frank Cianci is set to retire at the end of this week.

The 2025 Illinois school report card shows progress in the statewide graduation rate and chronic absenteeism. It also shows that year-to-year student growth in English language arts and math is trending upward since the pandemic

Manteno police arrested David T. Varghese, of Manteno, after he allegedly drove his vehicle toward two juveniles in a business parking lot Monday.

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church will kick off its centennial celebration Sunday with an original musical variety show telling the story of its 100-year history.

DuPage County Board members Tuesday backed a resolution decrying recent immigration enforcement activities in their communities, but stopped short of prohibiting federal agents from county property.

Firefighters from 11 departments battled a corn field fire Friday afternoon at 9000 North Road and 45000 West Road in Rockville Township, approximately six miles west of Manteno.

Clifton Central High School’s Theatre Department will present three performances of the Tony nominated Broadway musical “Newsies” Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 25 and 26.

Concerns have been raised regarding the timeliness of the completion of a forensic audit set to look into Kankakee School District 111's spending on its former Youth Empowerment Program. Former superintendent Genevra Walters is among those seeking answers.

The Tri-County Auto Theft Task Force, which includes law enforcement agencies in Kankakee, Will and Grundy counties, on Monday received a $2.14 million state grant.

More than 50 people gathered Thursday evening for Harbor House's seventh annual candlelight vigil honoring survivors and remembering victims of domestic violence.

On a brisk, sunny day Monday, the new pickleball courts at Ed Hayes Park in Bourbonnais were open.

A new public outdoor fitness court was unveiled Thursday and is now ready for use behind Kankakee High School.

Work to improve the safety at the intersection of Illinois Route 50 and County Line Road started Monday.

The city of Kankakee and the Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency reached a settlement in its federal civil lawsuit with former KRMA Executive Director Richard Simms and his daughter, Anna Simms.

Daniela Echeverri joined Riverside Healthcare’s team of heart and vascular providers.

Bourbonnais trustees approved the purchase of a John Deere backhoe loader during Monday’s board meeting.

No matter how spooky or safe you want to play it on Oct. 31, there are many different options coming up to celebrate Halloween around Kankakee County.

Kankakee Fire Chief Bryan LaRoche said they suspect a fire was set in an abandoned residence in the 400 block of South Greenwood Avenue early Tuesday morning on the city’s southeast side.

The two victims in Friday’s double fatal crash on the Kankakee/Will County line and Illinois Route 50 have been identified.

Families are invited to enjoy an evening of safe Halloween fun as little ghosts and goblins trick-or-treat throughout the miniature buildings of Safety Town, located at The Grove in Bourbonnais.

Ben Zobrist, the 2016 World Series MVP with the Chicago Cubs and former Olivet Nazarene baseball star, was the guest speaker Wednesday at the annual meeting of the Hundred Club of Kankakee County.

The BBCHS Academic Foundation will honor the recipients of its 2025 alumni awards, Judge Nancy Nicholson and Lindsey Mantoan, at a reception Nov. 12 at the Kankakee Country Club.

Two occupants in a mini van died following a crash with a semi tractor trailer Friday night on the Kankakee/Will County line and Illinois Route 50.

Kankakee County was awarded five grants totaling $7,975,000 in the Highway Safety Improvement Program funding from the Illinois Department of Transportation.

A first responder on an unrelated ambulance call at the Donovan Farmers Co-Op Elevator in Martinton spotted a bulge in the concrete and rebar beginning to form on the north side of the silo that ultimately collapsed Wednesday afternoon.

Hundreds lined Fourth Street in Sterling on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, to join one of thousands of "No Kings" rallies across the country and Europe.

The first-ever Howl-O-ween Pet Parade and Photo Costume Contest is set for Saturday (Oct. 25) at 10 a.m. at The Grove, located at 700 Main St. NW in Bourbonnais.

The first bond sale that will go toward funding Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School’s $70 million facilities project is now taking place.

A current Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School student was arrested by Bradley police for threatening that he was going to bring a weapon to school Thursday.

Three people were arrested and five weapons were recovered at a residence by Kankakee police Wednesday.