The rating scale is from 1 – 10 with a 1 rating being the highest or best. Over the years, Kankakee Fire Department was rated as a 3 or a 4. Approximately five years ago, the department lowered their rating down to a 2. The most recent survey completed in Oct. of 2018, resulted in a recent drop to a 1.

Kankakee Community College’s Harold and Jean Miner South Extension Center in Watseka is offering Microsoft Office Suite Certification training.

Jean Lambert-Zack, 87, of Momence, IL, died Friday, July 26, 2019. Visitation is Tuesday, July 30, 2019, from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the Cotter Funeral Home, Momence, IL. The funeral service is Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at 10:00 AM also at the funeral home.

Nearly 400 family members and friends of were on hand for the deployment of Illinois Army National Guard Unit Charlie Company 1-178 Infantry Battalion, in Kankakee yesterday. The unit is scheduled for a 9-month assignment to Afghanistan. Among those in attendance were Kankakee Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong and State Represenative Lindsay Parkhurst.

The 55th annual Kankakee County Fair kicks off this -Wednesday, July 31st and we’re here to breakdown the week’s events of all five days of fair activity.

The Chicago Bears have called Kankakee County their Summer Home for nearly two decades. But did you know Kankakee County has a rich history of football? Country Herald takes a look at six former residents that went on to do big things both WITH and AGAINST the Chicago Bears, while others spurn the NFL altogether.