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Lake County, IN Tornado Recovery: Nearly 200 Structures Damaged or Destroyed

Merrillville, IN – Recovery efforts are underway across Merrillville and parts of Lake County on Friday, June 12, after powerful tornadoes and severe thunderstorms tore through Northwest Indiana, damaging...

Will County, IL: Missing Boy Search Continues Today in Frankfort

Frankfort, IL – A large-scale search continues across Frankfort and surrounding portions of Will County today as authorities,...

Frankfort, IL Missing Child: Police Search for 11-Year-Old

Frankfort, IL – Police in Frankfort are asking for the public's help as an intensive search continues for...

Will County, IL Photo Contest Winner Captures ‘Magical Fairy Tale’ Bluebells Scene in Forest

Joliet, IL – A Joliet resident has been named the April winner of a Will County forest preserve...

Lake County, IL Donation Drive Begins May 1 for Veterans

Lake County, Illinois – A countywide donation drive supporting thousands of local veterans and their families is officially...

Roaring Thunder: Chicago Bears Training Camp Defensive Preview

A new football season is right around the corner. Chicago Bears fans are looking forward to Bears Training Camp 2019. This is the Chicago Bears 18th year holding their camp at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois. The Bears will arrive at ONU on Thursday, July 25. Here is look at the new faces the Chicago Bears added on defense for the new season.

Momence Struggles To Field Youth Football With NFL Minutes Away

As the Chicago Bears roll into Bourbonnais this Friday, less than 20 minutes east in Momence, Illinois, a youth football program struggles to field a team.

Catholic Charities & Bears Care hit Olivet this Saturday

Registration is now ongoing for the Catholic Charities’ Back to School Fair for Kankakee and Iroquois Counties this Saturday, July 27th at Olivet Nazarene University.  Catholic Charities’...

The Baseball Diamond At Alpiner Park In Kankakee Stays

The Mayor acknowledged that Alpiner would stay a baseball field. Dayna Heitz, the Executive Director of Kankakee Valley Park District, reports an application to list Alpiner as a listing in the Register of Historic Places is pending. Acceptance will ensure permanency for the park which has hosted baseball for almost 100 years.

Gift Of $330,000 Will Change The Lives Of Many KCC Students

With a bequest of more than $330,000, a long-time teacher has made it possible for Kankakee Community College students to pursue their dreams.

Bourbonnais Rallies For Bears Camp

The one-hundred seven heat index didn’t stop football fans from coming out to the Friday Night Lights Fest on Friday. The second-annual family-friendly football festival was held at BrickStone Brewery Production Facility in Bourbonnais, IL. The event was put on by the Kankakee Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Village of Bourbonnais and the Kankakee County Convention and Visitors Bureau. The festival is a community-wide pep rally and football field event presented by Bear Construction.
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