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Elementary

Bradley School District asks parents ‘commit to trimester’ during the pandemic

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Bradley Elementary School District #61 is asking parents to commit to a trimester by July 16th for the upcoming school year, through...
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Coronavirus National

For the third time in July, IDPH announces record death lows in state

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For the third time this month, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has announced a single-day record low in deaths for...
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COVID-19

WHO says believing ‘magically we will get a perfect vaccine’ is ‘not realistic’

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The World Health Organization (WHO) had a strong message for the world on Monday. “I want to be straight...
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Kankakee

Martin Luther King graffiti art vandalized, Care Bear survives in Kankakee

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Enraged residents of Kankakee County spoke out this past weekend following the erasure of a Martin Luther King Jr. mural that had...
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Kankakee High School

Kankakee High School postpones basketball camp due to new regulations

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The Kankakee Kays announced late Sunday night the Kankakee Kays Basketball Camp will be postponed, in part due to new IHSA and...
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Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School

BBCHS Coach: ‘We will lose sports again’ if attempts to control virus aren’t made

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BBCHS Head Track and Field Coach Freddie Dudek has a message for fans of student athletics this past week.
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Illinois positivity rate rises to 3.0% Saturday, 1,195 new COVID-19 cases

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In the past 24 hours, Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) officials report 3.7% of all 32,345 tests in the last day...
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Coronavirus Kankakee

Kankakee County announced 93 new COVID-19 this week

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The Kankakee County Health Department announces Friday 27 new cases of COVID-19 in the County.  There are now 345 active cases of...
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WHO says COVID-19 ‘might be spread in the air’

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The World Health Organization is now saying COVID-19 might be spread in the air after 239 scientists urged the agency to say...
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IDPH announces 1,317 new COVID-19 cases Friday, seven-day positivity up to 2.9%

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The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Friday 1,317 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 25 additional...
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Manteno Chamber of Commerce to Host “Thrill of the Putt” Tournament

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The Manteno Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its annual “Thrill of the Putt” putt-putt golftournament on Saturday, July 18 from 1–...
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Community

Momence Farmers Market canceled for 2020

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Organizers made the announcement early Tuesday the Momence Farmers Market won’t happen in 2020.  The Market was set to go forward on...
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Community

Kankakee Zagster equipment to return to Virginia, KCCVB reports

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Kankakee County – Bike 609 would have been celebrating its’ two-year anniversary next week but soon, bikes and empty bike racks will...
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Community

Kankakee County has 11 new cases this week, recovery climbs to 75% countywide

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Kankakee  — As of Friday, the Kankakee County Health Department (KCHD) reports 1,235  confirmed cases of the new coronavirus and 61 deaths.
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Community

BREAKING: Kankakee County will have a fireworks show this year

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Fireworks will return to Kankakee County this year.  Kankakee Valley Park District Executive Director Dayna Heitz will make the...
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Community

St. Mary’s Kankakee partners to connect patients to fresh produce

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June 18, 2020 (Kankakee, Ill.)— On July 7, AMITA Health St. Mary’s Hospital Kankakee will host its first Rx Mobile distribution, in...
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Community

Five KCC teams qualify for NJCAA All-Academic 2019-20

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Five athletic teams at Kankakee Community College have earned recognition from the NJCAA for academic achievements the 2019-20 academic year.
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Community

Kankakee County Clerk sends notice for Application to Vote-by-Mail Ballot

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Kankakee County Clerk Dan Hendrickson sent out a notice to voters via the Clerk's Facebook page Tuesday with information on how to...
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Arts & Entertainment

Frankfort Bluegrass Festival goes virtual this weekend

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FRANKFORT, IL – Today would have been the first day of the 10th Annual Frankfort Bluegrass Festival, originally scheduled for July 11th...
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Community

Hollywood Casino will layoff 145 in Joliet, 256 jobs loss in mass layoffs

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JOLIET — Hollywood Casino reopened its doors on July 1st in Illinois.  A day before reopening, on June 30th,...
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Arts & Entertainment

Frankfort Fall Festival 2020 ‘Unanimously’ canceled

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The 2020 Frankfort Fall Festival has been canceled. "Unanimously the Festival Committee and the Chamber of Commerce Board agree...
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Community

Dust from Sahara Desert likely to move over area this weekend

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Dust from the Sahara Desert is likely to move over the area this weekend, according to the Joliet Weather Center (JWC) on...
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Kankakee High School

Kankakee High School postpones basketball camp due to new regulations

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The Kankakee Kays announced late Sunday night the Kankakee Kays Basketball Camp will be postponed, in part due to new IHSA and...
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Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School

BBCHS Coach: ‘We will lose sports again’ if attempts to control virus aren’t made

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BBCHS Head Track and Field Coach Freddie Dudek has a message for fans of student athletics this past week.
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Local

Shortened IHSA schedules among three options for Fall, Executive Director says

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We’re now one month away from the beginning of the IHSA calendar. As of now, it looks like multiple scenarios that could...
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BUSINESS

Business

History return to Chicago on July 24th when Field Museum reopens

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The Field Museum is set to reopen to the public on July 24th, the museum said Thursday. Museum Members will be allowed...
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Business

After 200 years, Brooks Brothers files for bankruptcy

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The 200-year-old menswear retailer, Brooks Brothers, has filed for bankruptcy. Retail experts cited in addition to the pandemic, a...
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Business

Classic Cinemas says ‘business model unsustainable’ re-closing locations

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Classic Cinemas announced this afternoon the theater chain will re-close locations after a lack of new movies have presented the chain with...
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Kankakee nears 1.5k cases, 367 active, 32 announced Monday

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Kankakee County Health Department announced Monday afternoon 32 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the area.  There are now 1,498 cases since...
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Coronavirus National

WHO says COVID-19 ‘might be spread in the air’

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The World Health Organization is now saying COVID-19 might be spread in the air after 239 scientists urged the agency to say...
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Local

Olivet Nazarene: 85% of all classes to have ‘some face-to-face’ in fall

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Olivet Nazarene University announced Thursday afternoon in a letter to returning students 55% of all classes this fall will be face-to-face, in-person...
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COVID-19

IDPH announces over 1k COVID-19 cases for the first time in a month

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Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Thursday 1,018 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 20 additional confirmed...
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Arts & Entertainment

Frankfort Bluegrass Festival goes virtual this weekend

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FRANKFORT, IL – Today would have been the first day of the 10th Annual Frankfort Bluegrass Festival, originally scheduled for July 11th...
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Arts & Entertainment

Grundy County Corn Fest Canceled in part to lack of guidance, inspectors

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The 2020 Grundy County Corn Fest in Morris has officially been canceled due to the pandemic. This year’s fest would have been...
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Arts & Entertainment

Big Ten announces conference-only sports schedule for Fall 2020, football included

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The Big Ten will move forward this fall with a conference-only season for all fall sports, including college football.
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Arts & Entertainment

10th Annual Shoe Fest Canceled in Manteno due to pandemic

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The 2020 Shoe Fest scheduled on the campgrounds at Camp Shaw Wa Nas See in Manteno has been canceled for 2020.
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Coronavirus Kankakee

Kankakee nears 1.5k cases, 367 active, 32 announced Monday

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Kankakee County Health Department announced Monday afternoon 32 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the area.  There are now 1,498 cases since...
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Elementary

Bradley School District asks parents ‘commit to trimester’ during the pandemic

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Bradley Elementary School District #61 is asking parents to commit to a trimester by July 16th for the upcoming school year, through...
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Coronavirus National

For the third time in July, IDPH announces record death lows in state

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For the third time this month, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has announced a single-day record low in deaths for...
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Coronavirus Kankakee

Kankakee nears 1.5k cases, 367 active, 32 announced Monday

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Kankakee County Health Department announced Monday afternoon 32 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the area.  There are now 1,498 cases since...
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Elementary

Bradley School District asks parents ‘commit to trimester’ during the pandemic

Shane Saathoff - 0
Bradley Elementary School District #61 is asking parents to commit to a trimester by July 16th for the upcoming school year, through...
Read more
Coronavirus National

For the third time in July, IDPH announces record death lows in state

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For the third time this month, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has announced a single-day record low in deaths for...
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