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.

Mary Ann Schatz, 74, of Kankakee died on Thursday, July 25, 2019. Visitation is 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at Knapp Funeral Home in Clifton. Wednesday, July 31, 2019, visitation is at 10: AM and the funeral following at 11:00 AM at Zion Lutheran Church, Clifton, IL.

Every August, as the Summer begins to hit it’s slow but winding end, the stars above show us that there is more to life than our day to day routine as rocks speed overhead and rates incalculable to the average person and we gaze at the delight that is the Perseids Meteor Shower.

Katherine “Katie” Kleinert, 40, of Chicago, formerly of Chebanse, died Monday, July 22, 2019. Visitation for Katie is Monday, July 29, 2019, from 10:00 AM until the funeral service at noon at Knapp Funeral Home in Clifton.