Sixteen local bike path projects have been awarded grants totaling $2.6 million dollars in all that will assist communities in acquiring, developing and improving bike path facilities throughout the State of Illinois.

Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk will provide an opening keynote address on the importance of getting a complete count for the upcoming 2020 U.S. Census. The event will also feature a presentation by the U.S. Census Bureau on the basics of the 2020 U.S. Census, and by the Spanish Community Center on outreach efforts to hard-to-count populations of the community.

“This legislation brings our medical cannabis program in line with my administration’s vision for equity, and it makes adjustments for the lessons we’ve learned since its inception,” said Governor JB Pritzker.

Patricia A. “Pat” Wingerter, age 89, of Martinton, passed away Friday, August 9, 2019. Visitation is from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at Clancy-Gernon-Houk Funeral Home in St. Anne. A celebration of a funeral mass is at 10:00 AM Wednesday, August 14, 2019, at St. Anne Catholic Church in St. Anne.

As camp broke, as per tradition dating back to 2004 when then Head Coach Lovie Smith mandated his staff switch from golf carts to bikes, Bears Coaches gave away bikes used during their two weeks in Bourbonnais to people here in Kankakee County including teenagers and veterans. Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet and the Illinois State Police helped choose the recipients.

Bargains & Treasures, located across from Perry Farm in Bradley, will be holding a special pop up event and food drive this Tuesday, August...