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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Rock calls FARGO Character “The best part I’ll ever have”

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly about the upcoming release of the Fargo anthology series, which was shot in Momence this past October, Actor Chris Rock called the part “probably the best part I’ll ever have.”

Opinion: Time out? Could March Madness 2020 find itself victim to COVID-19?

SXSW was forced to cancel its annual event after the City of Austin chose to cancel it over Coronavirus fears.  The move sent SWSW, who’s held the...

County Board approves agreement with KDC for new “Hub” mural in Downtown Kankakee

The Kankakee County Board unanimously agreed Tuesday morning to enter into an agreement with the Kankakee Development Corporation (KDC) for a new mural at...

Kankakee Community College, Olivet, area schools release statements on COVID-19

On Thursday, Olivet Nazarene University’s Emergency Management Team requested self-quarantine measures to students and staff that travel overseas during spring break to countries currently under the CDC Level 3 advisory.

Collector Con features Video Game Hall of Fame member Brian Colin in Kankakee later this month

This year’s Collector Con will feature a guest appearance by Brian Colin, creator of the Rampage and Rampage: World Tour. Colin was inducted into the International Video Game Hall of Fame in 2019.

Opinion: MLB x VR Headsets is a winning combination to preserve baseball

You’re at the plate in a pivotal 3-2 count with 2 outs down by 2 with a man on 3rd. You’re on the pitcher’s mound, the same situation! Be it warming up in the batter’s box glancing into the grandstands or in the dugout with the team listening in on those mid-inning conversations.