Dave Fidlin

Dave Fidlin is a veteran journalist, with 20 years experience, who has a passion for community news because no two communities are alike! Follow him on Twitter at @dfidlin_writer.

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Nursing and rehabilitation centers in Bourbonnais, Clifton to undergo ownership changes in November

A transaction involving the sale of two local nursing and rehabilitation centers is expected to close this weekend. Ascension Living, a St. Louis-based senior living...

Cycling for a cause: Kankakee residents go the extra mile to raise funds to combat childhood cancer

KANKAKEE - COVID-19 has upended many aspects of everyday life in 2020 — including annual fundraising events — but the show did go on...

Viral feel-good social media post puts Bourbonnais in the national spotlight

It started with a routine afternoon that entailed a few select errands and a walk through town. But it resulted in an impactful moment...

‘Nobody’s alone’: Manteno man reflects on recent walk, aims to keep promoting mental health awareness

While Jake Smith’s recent 24-mile trek through the streets of Manteno was, for all intents and purposes, a solo endeavor, the mental health advocate...

New comic book-themed restaurant set to open in Mokena’s downtown

A dormant building in the heart of Mokena’s commercial corridor will soon turn the page and enter its next chapter as an animated eatery...

Wraps taken off Bourbonnais’ Liberty Intermediate School expansion project this fall

Precautionary planning around an unprecedented pandemic was not the only topic that was front-and-center in the minds of officials within Bourbonnais Elementary School District...