Referendum to fund Limestone Fire Department fails by 193 votes
LIMESTONE – Voters have rejected a referendum to fund the Limestone Fire Department, failing by less than 200 votes.
With 100% of precincts reporting, voters...
35 KCC students inducted into Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
KANKAKEE – Thirty-five new students at Kankakee Community College have joined the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. The new inductees stretch from April to...
Field Fire hits Newton County Monday shortly after Warning issued by NWS
NEWTON COUNTY – A field fire hit Newton County shortly after the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a warning for the area. Newton County...
Bond set at $5 million for son of victim in Soldier Creek murder case
KANKAKEE – Kankakee PD reports a woman whose body was found decomposing in Kankakee died of multiple stab wounds Monday.
Police found the decomposing body of...
Contact Tracers ask ‘Pick up the Phone’ in Illinois as Region 7 hits record, 11.4% Sunday
MANTENO - Sunday once again saw new records in the State of Illinois as the statewide rolling seven-day positivity rate reached 8.0% for the...
BESD53 gives locals a peek inside local classrooms post-pandemic
BOURBONNAIS - Bourbonnais Elementary School District 53 took parents into a behind the scenes feature of what local classrooms have morphed into in a...
