Shane Saathoff

An active writer for two decades, Shane's focuses on local news and events throughout the area, Shane is an active historian, science nerd, and tech geek. Shane is a native of Bourbonnais, IL, and alumni of Olivet Nazarene University.

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Two new Amazon Fulfillment Centers coming to South Suburbs

MATTESON – Two new Amazon Fulfillment Centers coming to South Suburbs, within one in Matteson and another in Markham. Gov. JB Pritzker and Cook County...

How did a sleep monitoring ring become a coronavirus detector?

So there’s a coronavirus detector, and it’s a ring? It's the Oura Smart Ring, originally marketed as a health and sleep monitoring device, says it...

Epidemic in Joliet: Country Club turned clinic in just 5 hours

Now that cases have fallen in Illinois as the state leads the nation in COVID-19 response, we have an obligation to history to fulfill....

Protesters walk on Mayor’s House, Police Station in Momence Sunday

On Sunday, protesters gathered to raise awareness for the Black Lives Matter movement, this time in the Old Border Town of Momence. The protest...

Over 100% infected? IDPH reports 74 residents positive at Riverside Miller Center in Kankakee

It’s easy to forget Illinois saw its first case of COVID-19 way back on January 24th.   We were the second state in the U.S. to...

Paper says Abbott 5-minute COVID-19 testing device is flawed

A paper claiming Abbott ID NOW COVID-19 tests had missed a third of all positive samples has been verified and published by the Journal...