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President Biden talks inflation and farming in Illinois 

(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden traveled to Illinois Wednesday on what could have been a damage control trip as inflation cripples Americans' pocketbooks.   The president visited a farm...

State designates funds for Illinoisans behind on water bills

(The Center Square) – Illinoisans in danger of having their water shut off have more funds to help. The...

Mall-O-Ween returns to Northfield Square Mall

BRADLEY - Mall-O-Ween is returning once again to Northfield Square Mall this Halloween. The annual event sponsored by mall...

New bill in Illinois will give students up to five “mental health days”

KANKAKEE – Students in Illinois will soon be allowed to exercise up to five mental health days as...

St. Anne CCSD #256 bows to mask compliance after being placed on probation by ISBE

ST ANNE – Students in St. Anne will once again be asked to wear masks after St. Anne...

Two dead in Iroquois County, Illinois marks a week of 1,000 case days

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Tuesday 1,076 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 30 additional confirmed deaths.  It...

Kankakee County adds 27 COVID cases since Friday, two dead

Kankakee County Health Department officials announced Monday 27 new COVID-19 cases. The cases are a total sum announced since Friday afternoon. That...

Illinois Superintendent publishes “A Public School Administrator’s Timeline of COVID-19 Guidance”

Elgin School Superintendent Tony Sanders has a message for school parents across the Country.  Pandemics aren’t easy. “As an Illinois school district administrator who has...

Kankakee/Will Region 7 rises to 5.7%, highest in last 30 days

The newly formed Kankakee/Will Region 7 area reached a peak for the past month this week.  As of Wednesday, the region’s seven day positivity...

$39.75 Million in PPP funding approved for businesses in Iroquois County

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...

Hospital CEO calls media ‘bias’ on COVID-19 coverage as Riverside tests 200 patients a day

Riverside Healthcare CEO Phil Kambic addressed the public during a Countywide press conference on Wednesday to discuss the state of the COVID-19 locally.  The...
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