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Bourbonnais Friendship Festival Seeks Community Proposals for Special Funding

Bourbonnais, IL - The Bourbonnais Friendship Festival, a beloved community event, is currently inviting local organizations to contribute to its cause. The festival, renowned for its commitment to the...

Will County, IL – Investigation Finds No Credible Threat Associated with Alleged Beecher Student โ€œHit Listโ€

Beecher, IL โ€“ The Beecher Police Department, in collaboration with 200U School District authorities, has determined there is...

Kankakee County: Monical’s Pizza Partners with YMCA Childcare Center for One-Day Fundraiser

Kankakee, IL - Monical's Pizza is teaming up with the Kankakee YMCA Childcare Center for a flavorful fundraiser...

Fort Wayne, IN – Allen County Records Over an Inch of Rainfall

Fort Wayne, IN - Allen County and its surrounding regions in Indiana have experienced significant rainfall in the...

Bourbonnais Fish Fry Funds Future Lifesaving Tech: McGrath MAC Video Laryngoscope

Bourbonnais, IL - A beloved local tradition with a lifesaving twist: The Bourbonnais Firefighter's Association's Fish Fry at...

Instagram’s โ€˜Trend-Setting Kickass 90s Rebel Rockstarsโ€™ in a line for COVID-19โ€™s Co-MVPs

While the younger generation sits immune to the effects of the virus, pending pre-existing conditions, immunity issues, the rest of the world waits in anticipation.

Opinion: Olivet Nazarene University puts Kankakee County at high risk for COVID-19

A statement, issued by David Pickering, was the first statement issued to students in over a week on the Coronavirus pandemic. Olivet has 4,986 students enrolled at the University.

Olivet Nazarene University “Bourbonnais Culture” pot request toxic to Kankakee County’s economic goals

Think for a minute the number of potential dollars that will be rejected out of spite just because of the ban? Millions of tax dollars are on the table with this one vote. While "What's good for Olivet is good for Bourbonnais" has worked in the past, the real question here should be, "Is what's right for the University good for Kankakee County?

On the Bright Side: The Night Before Euthanasia

But tonight I sit here listening to my best friend laying beside me, filling the room with the smell of tired and beaten dog breath. He hasnโ€™t run a marathon in years. He barely can walk due to arthritis. And in the last 24 hours, heโ€™s had not one, but two seizures.

Walpurgis Night! A 2nd Halloween America needs

Halloween has outsold Christmas by leaps and bounds since the early 2000s, so why has no one tried to commercialize Walpurgis Night?  Itโ€™s the second...
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