Kankakee

Kankakee County’s Most Credible UFO Encounter in Bourbonnais Remains a Mystery 35 Years Later

Bourbonnais, IL - As the weather warms and more people head outdoors, the likelihood of encountering the unknown increases.  On January 20, 1989, a significant UFO sighting was reported in...

Bourbonnais Beams: Cheer Camp Cheers on Young Spirit!

Bourbonnais, IL – Get ready to cheer loud and proud, Bourbonnais! The Bourbonnais Park District presents the Cheer...

Coal City Blood Drive Offers $15 E-Gift Card for Donations on May 23

Coal City, IL - Versiti Blood Centers is incentivizing blood donations with a $15 e-gift card for those...

Champaign County, Illinois 160,000-Square-Foot Event Center, Established in 1988, Sold in Midwest

Gifford, IL - Gordyville USA, a renowned auction house and event center in Champaign County, has been sold...

Shorewood Man Identified in Fatal Motorcycle Crash Involving School Bus with Students on Board

Shorewood, IL - A Shorewood man has been identified as the motorcyclist who died in a fatal crash...

24 Days Later: 101 Dead, Kankakee doubles all COVID-19 cases in less than a month

KANKAKEE – Shaprio Developmental Center is the site of another outbreak of COVID-19. Monday the Illinois Department of Public Health verified reports of 70 cases...

Workers at Momence Meadows Nursing Home strike Monday

MOMENCE – Workers at Momence Meadows Nursing Home are part of a statewide strike Monday morning. The Home is part of a network owned...

BESD53 pushes return date at two schools back to Dec 7th due to staffing issues

BOURBONNAIS – Bourbonnais Elementary School District #53 (BESD53) school officials are reporting students at Liberty Intermediate School and the Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center (BUGC) will...

Bourbonnais nets $6.2k towards schoolhouse from Chicago Bears signs

BOURBONNAIS – Much like Training Camp itself, Chicago Bears street signs have come and gone in Bourbonnais. Eight auctions for the street signs previously displayed...

Kankakee Chamber invites Community to showcase support for Local Businesses

KANKAKEE - The Kankakee Chamber of Commerce is inviting locals to participate in Small Business Saturday next weekend. Community members can enter a contest...

Kankakee Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong files for re-election in 2021

KANKAKEE  – Friday afternoon, Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong filed petitions to gain ballot access for the 2021 mayoral elections in the City of Kankakee as...
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