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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Bradley School District asks parents ‘commit to trimester’ during the pandemic

Bradley Elementary School District #61 is asking parents to commit to a trimester by July 16th for the upcoming school year, through November 10th....

Shortened IHSA schedules among three options for Fall, Executive Director says

We’re now one month away from the beginning of the IHSA calendar. As of now, it looks like multiple scenarios that could evolve for...

Olivet Nazarene: 85% of all classes to have ‘some face-to-face’ in fall

Olivet Nazarene University announced Thursday afternoon in a letter to returning students 55% of all classes this fall will be face-to-face, in-person learning on...

Village of Manteno honors Lt. Lockwood for 25 years of service

The Village of Manteno honored Lt. Brian Lockwood during Monday night’s Village Board meeting for 25 years of service in the Manteno community. “Twenty-five years...

Graffiti reported on park equipment in Bourbonnais

All parks are now open in the Village of Bourbonnais. With it brings some unwanted attention. “We’ve had several instances of graffiti in our parks...

Two Chicago White Sox Players test positive for COVID-19

The Chicago White Sox announced in a statement early this morning two team players had tested positive for COVID-19. The testing was done as...