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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...

New Lenox Café temporarily shuts down due to COVID-19 among employees

A New Lenox Café has shut down temporarily due to a positive COVID-19 among it’s employees. Gina’s Teardrop Café, located at 826 W Laraway Road...

Sidebar: A KCC student’s experience – Spring 2020

By Nick Redmond Before March of this year I had taken one class fully online, and one class as a hybrid. I took Sociology completely...

Kankakee County sees a 20% boost in active cases since Friday, Hospitalizations nearly doubled

Kankakee County Health Department officials announced this afternoon 42 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday.  It’s the second day in a row the County...

CVS adds 16 new COVID-19 testing sites in Illinois, including Kankakee

CVS announced Thursday 16 new COVID-19 testing sites, in Illinois, including Kankakee.  All the new drive thru sites will be drive-thrus. The total brings...

IDPH: 857 New COVID-19 Cases, 39 deaths Friday

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 857 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 39 additional confirmed deaths. Among...

Kankakee County enters warning territory after IDPH releases COVID-19 risk map

The Illinois Department of Public Health has released a new metric map to engage local level awareness of each county’s progress during Phase 4....
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