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Will County, IL – Beecher Police Investigate Swatting Incident at Local Home

Beecher, IL - The Beecher Police Department is currently investigating a swatting incident that led to a significant police presence at a residence on the 600 block of Country...

Bradley Police Seeking Information on Hit-and-Run That Severely Damaged Truck

Bradley, IL - Bradley police are actively seeking information regarding a hit-and-run incident that occurred on S. Dearborn...

Lock Your Doors: Grundy County Sheriff Seeks Help After Multiple Vehicle Burglaries

Grundy County, IL - Residents of Burt Estates are urged to check their security footage after a series...

Will County Man Faces Vehicular Homicide Charges After Fatal Crash Kills Two

Joliet, IL - A Crest Hill resident, 19-year-old Jacoby Hamilton, has been charged with multiple counts of vehicular...

Route 113 Downed Power Lines Cause Traffic Disruption Sunday Morningย 

Custer Park, IL - Early Sunday morning, commuters on Route 113, approximately one mile east of Irish Lane...

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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