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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Use Prime Day To Support Your Local Organizations

Note from the Founder Tomorrow is Amazon Prime Day. “Black Friday in July” IgnitionOne, a marketing technology, and services firm, estimates Amazon will generate sales of $6.1 billion...

On the Bright Side: The Night Before Euthanasia

But tonight I sit here listening to my best friend laying beside me, filling the room with the smell of tired and beaten dog breath. He hasn’t run a marathon in years. He barely can walk due to arthritis. And in the last 24 hours, he’s had not one, but two seizures.

The Office gets a new streaming address in 2021

The Office will jump ship from NETFLIX to an as yet to be named streaming service in 2021.

Friendship Festival Full Schedule now available

The Bourbonnais Friendship Festival has released the full schedule for this week's coming activities for the annual summer celebration.

On the Bright Side: Meteors

There’s a 99.98 (1 in 7,300) percent chance a 164-foot asteroid won’t hit the earth in September. As sad as that may seem, there are researchers around the globe that live for chasing meteors. I'm just not one of them.

Going Boldly – Papi’s Pizza leads Northfield Square Mall Food Court reboot

Papi’s takes over the previously occupied spot of Sbarro Pizza, already equipped with a brick stone pizza oven. Lind says the location operates as a limited menu option for dedicated customers of the Kankakee location living in the Bradley, Bourbonnais, Manteno community and does offer delivery.