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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Bickford Executive VP addresses alleged error in reporting by IDPH officials

Alan Fairbanks, Executive Vice President of Operations for Bickford Senior Living, is addressing reports today from the Illinois Department of Public Health citing inconsistencies...

Manteno Veterans Home dining in COVID-19 era addressed by Veterans Affairs

The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs is addressing dining policies in the COVID-19 era for residents at the Veterans Home in Manteno. The response...

COVID-19: Now 40% of Riverside’s Miller Center residents infected

Riverside Healthcare announced this afternoon 28 of its 70 residents are now infected with COVID-19. That number has doubled in just two days since the...

Joliet Mayor to Governor: IDPH full investigation for Symphony COVID-19 deaths

It’s been two days since 23 deaths were reported at Symphony of Joliet nursing home. While other area nursing homes in the City of Joliet...

What 9/11? Almost 10x deaths have now occurred from COVID-19

We stand on an unbalanced scale this day in history, yet we have the nerve to say #CoronaWillEndSoon?  That’s what’s trending today on Twitter. Trending,...

Riverside Healthcare confirms 17 cases of COVID-19 at Miller Center, 8 days after 1st reports

Riverside Healthcare confirmed 17 cases of COVID-19 among residents of the Miller Center facility in Kankakee.  The confirmation came tonight in a release from...