‘Postpone burns’ Tuesday as area enters ‘Near Critical Fire Danger’ TWS says
KANKAKEE — The National Weather Service (NWS) says the area is in a "near critical fire danger" on Tuesday.
The area listed at risk for...
67 isolated after Pre-Kindergarten student tests positive for COVID-19 in Herscher
HERSCHER – Herscher School Community No. 2 Superintendent Dr. Richard S. Decman alerted parents earlier this week 64 students are in isolation following a...
Olivet COVID-19 outbreak holds steady at 41
BOURBONNAIS – It has been one week since Olivet Nazarene University announced an outbreak of 40 cases of the pandemic on their Bourbonnais campus. ...
Kankakee Public Library to give away DNA Kits
KANKAKEE – The Kankakee Public Library announced this week they will be giving away two Ancestry DNA kits as part of their plans to...
Joyce, Bennett thank local farmers on National Farmers Day
SPRINGFIELD – In honor of National Farmers Day on October 12,State Senator Patrick Joyce (D-Essex)andSenate Agriculture Chairman Scott Bennett (D-Champaign) are celebrating the hard...
Teens lead all age groups in newly infected since Oct 1st in Kankakee
KANKAKEE – The Kankakee County Health Department (KCHD) reported a new COVID-19 death Wednesday afternoon, marking the 73rd victim locally to fall to novel coronavirus...
