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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...

Joliet Mayor will continue to attend protests as an elected official

Joliet Mayor Bob O’DeKirk addressed the media Tuesday afternoon after calls for his resignation came up last week following a skirmish on the streets...

Kankakee Mayor pledges to review Use of Force, findings in 90 days

Kankakee Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong announced Monday she has signed a pledge by the Obama Foundation to review the Use of Force policies by police...

Black Lives Matter protest in Bourbonnais scheduled for noon Saturday

A protest for Black Lives Matter will be held tomorrow at noon in Bourbonnais. Maria Isabel Calderon, who has organized tomorrow’s event, has been in...

On sad anniversary, few to mourn the D-Day dead in Normandy

By RAF CASERT Associated Press SAINT-LAURENT-SUR-MER, France (AP) — At least the dead will always be there. All too many have been, for 76 years since...

JCPenney to close in Bourbonnais, last of Northfield Square’s original anchor stores

JCPenney announced 154 stores would close in summer 2020 tonight.  Among them included the Bourbonnais store located at 1600 N State Rt 50 in Northfield...

Kankakee County Fair canceled in 2020 due to pandemic

The 2020 Kankakee County Fair has been canceled due to the pandemic. The move follows Iroquois County’s cancelation earlier this week.  Gatherings over 50 aren’t...
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