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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‘A Llama named Winter’ unsung hero in the fight against COVID-19?

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Could a llama named “Winter” be one of the unsung heroes in the war against COVID-19.  During an interview with Vermont Public Radio, Daniel Wrapp, a...

McDonald’s in Kankakee deals with COVID-19 case

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This article was updated Saturday at 6:13pm: The Kankakee McDonald’s restaurant located on 5th Ave, owned by JJC Family Restaurants in Joliet has come under...

Kankakee County Health workers at risk awaiting COVID-19 tests of their own, Union says

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AFSCME Local 1874, which represents 25 employees of the Kankakee County Public Health Department, including registered nurses, health inspectors, and support staff, made the...

Del Monte Fresh Produce in Kankakee reports 35 COVID-19 cases after mass testing

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Thursday morning, Del Monte Fresh Produce Inc announced 35 new cases of COVID-19 had been discovered after mass testing was conducted with the assistance...

OUTBREAK: 40 cases of COVID-19 now at Manteno Veterans Home

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Developing Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ezike updated the Veterans Home statistics earlier this afternoon.  Of those, Manteno Veterans Home is now reporting...

Star Wars had their own COVID-19, May 4th now brings politicize pandemic to table

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The rebels may have been a lot of things, but they weren’t stupid. As they fought to fight patriarchy in the Galaxy, they knew not...
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