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High School
BBCHS restricts Stadium access, limits fans to bleachers: Citing Safety
BOURBONNAIS - Beginning Friday, high school students in attendance at athletic events will be limited to home and visiting schools only.
At least, at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community...
Professional
“Deep Cleaning Heroes”: How Illinois ServPro Team Battles Invisible Enemy In...
The word “hero” has been used quite a lot throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Occupations such as paramedic, grocery store employee, and...
College
KCC Alumni Dylan Dodd Makes Atlanta Braves Major League Roster
KANKAKEE, IL - Kankakee Community College announce Monday their former baseball player, Dylan Dodd, has made it to the Atlanta Braves Major League Roster.
Dodd, a...
Kankakee Community College names Meister new Women’s Basketball Head Coach
KANKAKEE – After serving seven seasons as an Assistant Coach for KCC’s Lady Cavaliers Basketball Team, Casey Hadley Meister will take control of the...
KCC sophomore Velazquez represents students for Illinois Community College Board
KANKAKEE - Kankakee Community College sophomore Enrique Velazquez will represent all Illinois students as the student representative for the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB).
“Enrique...
‘Another major spike is developing’ Olivet President warns students to limit...
BOURBONNAIS – Olivet Nazarene University is on the heels of ‘another major spike’ on campus. A warning was sent out to students Thursday by...
Olivet Nazarene University plans Spring 21’ return, schedules Graduation
BOURBONNAIS – Students at Olivet are planning their return to campus for in-person learning next semester. University Registrar Mark Mountain made the announcement Thursday in...
Local
Illinois Football Camps Face Air Quality Concerns: IHSA Monitoring Situation
CHICAGO, IL - As football training camps gear up across the country, a new concern looms over young athletes: air quality. The spotlight now falls...
Longtime Kankakee eatery reopening this week
After a two-and-a-half-month respite brought on by pandemic-related closures, a longtime Kankakee restaurant known for its selection of pies and other homemade fare is...
Wilmington’s Kankakee River Dam, site of multiple drownings, faces a murky...
For years, it has been an on-again, off-again topic, sometimes flooded with more questions than answers.
But what is clear — at least in more...
‘He was just an outstanding kid’: BBCHS alumnus’ influence continues three...
More than three decades have passed since Adam Karr turned his tassel and walked across the stage of Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School District 307....
Multiple COVID-19 cases linked to sports leagues and events, 87 in...
Kankakee County Health Department (KCHD) officials reported Friday the Communicable Disease Team has traced multiple COVID-19 cases back to sports leagues and events.
The announcement...
Youth
Soccer Camp is almost here!
In this beginner’s soccer program children will enhance their motor skills and coordination while learning fundamental soccer skills. Parents are encouraged to participate and...
Video
LaSalle County, IL – 16 Students Safe Following School Bus Crash...
LaSalle County, IL - Sixteen students walked away unharmed from a school bus collision in La Salle County on Tuesday afternoon.
The crash, involving a...
Motorcyclist Ejected Across I-55 in Fatal Crash
Bolingbrook, IL - A devastating accident on Interstate 55 claimed the life of a motorcyclist early this morning near the I-355 interchange.
According to Illinois...
Urbana Resident, Former Olivet Nazarene University Student Arrested After Alleged Campus...
Bourbonnais, IL - A potential crisis at Olivet Nazarene University was averted thanks to the vigilance of a current student, who reported concerning communications...
Dyer, IN – Afternoon Crashes Leave Intersection Cluttered with Debris
Dyer, IN - A series of vehicular collisions on Tuesday afternoon left a major intersection in Dyer, Indiana, strewn with debris.
According to police multiple...
Victim Turns Tables on Robbers in Libertyville Nature Preserve Trail Incident
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. — A jogger turned the tables on would-be robbers during a brazen morning attack on the Libertyville Nature Preserve Trail, leaving authorities...