Shane Saathoff

Shane has been an active writer for more than two decades, focusing on local news and events throughout the region. A native of Bourbonnais, IL, and alumnus of Olivet Nazarene University, he spent over a decade working in radio newsrooms before transitioning full-time to print and digital journalism. A passionate historian and self-described science and tech geek, Shane is also a lifelong Michigan Wolverines fan, a bit of a baseball junkie, and enjoys building LEGO sets with his nephew in his downtime.

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Bourbonnais schools approve half-day COVID-19 fall reopening for K-8

BOURBONNAIS - Bourbonnais Elementary School District #53 (BESD) voted Tuesday night to approve a half-day learning instruction plan for grades K-8 with a remote...

$39.75 Million in PPP funding approved for businesses in Iroquois County

To view Kankakee County's PPP data, click here. Iroquois County was one of the many communities with businesses that began applying for the Paycheck Protection...

$130 Million in PPP funding approved for businesses in Kankakee County

Kankakee County was one of the many communities with businesses that began applying for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in early April.  Since that...

“Can’t risk another outbreak,” Bourbonnais Mayor Calls for mitigation

BOURBONNAIS - During Monday night’s Village of Bourbonnais Board Meeting, Mayor Paul Shore furthered the call out for mitigation of the COVID-19 virus by...

Trump looks like a spiffy hobo in his bean company ad

President Donald Trump is being mocked a day after his daughter posted a similar pick, using his office to endorse Goya food products in...

IDPH: ‘Very concerned and fearful’ for ‘new situation’ with CDC data

Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike expressed her concern today over the announcement the White House would intervene in data transmission...