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Kankakee’s Merchant Street MusicFest 2024: 90s Legends Vertical Horizon and Local H Set to Perform

Kankakee, IL - Nostalgia will resonate through the heart of Kankakee as the Merchant Street MusicFest gears up for its 2024 edition with a lineup steeped in 90s rock...

Legendary Beatles Drummer Ringo Starr to Perform in Will County This September

New Lenox, IL - Ringo Starr, renowned for his time as the drummer of the iconic Beatles, will...

Route 116: Gas Line Damage Leads to Street Closures

Pontiac, IL - An unexpected disruption occurred Tuesday morning when a work crew, boring for fiber optic cables,...

Beecher, IL – Nourishment for Neighbors: Beecher’s Faith Church Food Pantry to Open Doors Again

Beecher, IL – In a continuing effort to combat food insecurity in Beecher, Faith Church is set to...

Joliet, IL – Early Morning Blazes: Amazon Facility Compactor,  I-80 Semi Trailer Engulfed in Flames

Joliet, IL - Emergency crews were dispatched to two fire incidents today, starting with an Amazon warehouse compactor...

Illinois Fully Aligns with New CDC Masking Recommendations

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced today it is fully adopting updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) masking...

Low vaccination rates reported among staff at Illinois nursing homes

(The Center Square) – A new study shows less than a quarter of Illinois nursing homes have met an industry benchmark of having at...

Will County Officials encourage residents to continue COVID-19 precautions

WILL COUNTY – While nearly half the population of Will County is fully vaccinated, local officials are cautioning residents to continue COVID-19 precautions as...

Cultivating Culture

The Kankakee Public Library is establishing a new discussion groupgeared towards topics affecting people of color in our world today. This new group, Cultivating...

Op-Ed: The Summer of Hope

This is a summer of hope, of reconnecting – of getting our lives back. Since I returned home from the spring legislative session in Springfield...

Bills expanding access to mental health care are among several signed into law

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois residents will soon have greater access to mental health services under measures Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law Friday. Starting Jan. 1,...
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