Shane Saathoff

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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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‘Tiger Pause’ pun Olivet’s playful slap at pandemic

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Olivet Nazarene University has launch ‘Tiger Pause’ an emphasis call to action to be used around campus to remind students, faculty, staff, and visitors...

60 children infected in July in Kankakee, Region rises to 6.2%

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*Article will be updated with latest statistics through July 31st. Last updated: 7/30 5pm Children are set to return to the classrooms in August...

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

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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

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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

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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

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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...
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