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Will County Health: Silver Cross Hospital Offers Monthly Stroke Support Group Sessions

New Lenox, IL – New Lenox's Silver Cross Hospital extends a supportive hand to stroke survivors and their families with their monthly Stroke Support Group.  The next meeting, slated for the...

Iroquois County’s Final Fish Fry of the Season Hosted by Onarga American Legion

Onarga, IL – Community members in Iroquois County are invited to reel in the flavors at the last...

Cedar Rapids Faces Extreme Drought, Thunderstorms Expected Later This Week

Davenport, IA – Amidst an escalating drought crisis, communities near Cedar Rapids brace for a challenging week. The...

Fort Wayne, IN – April Showers Eye Record in Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, IN - The typically predictable adage "April showers bring May flowers" may bloom into a historic...

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...

Laundry named America’s favorite cleaning task

Nearly a quarter of respondents to the survey, conducted by Wakefield Research on behalf of ACI, picked laundry as the cleaning task they enjoyed doing most. Other items at the top of the list included cleaning countertops (21%), vacuuming (21%) and doing dishes (17%).

Chicagoland Speedway’s Third Annual Trunk-Or-Treat featuring Holiday Hustle coming Oct 19th

Families and race fans are once again invited to dress their little ones in full costume and fill their trunks with candy to attend the third annual Trunk-or-Treat fundraising event at Chicagoland Speedway on October 19.

Playhouse Raffle fundraiser providing services for abused children

The Playhouse Raffle is a fundraiser to benefit Child Network; the Children’s Advocacy Center and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). All monies raised will be used to provide services at no cost to the child’s family.

Bourbonnais Rallies For Bears Camp

The one-hundred seven heat index didn’t stop football fans from coming out to the Friday Night Lights Fest on Friday. The second-annual family-friendly football festival was held at BrickStone Brewery Production Facility in Bourbonnais, IL. The event was put on by the Kankakee Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Village of Bourbonnais and the Kankakee County Convention and Visitors Bureau. The festival is a community-wide pep rally and football field event presented by Bear Construction.

The Weekend Recap

During the weekend of June 14-16, 2019 two local events were held. The Senior Safety Fair, hosted by States Attorney Jim Rowe, at Quality Inn and Suites in Bradley, provided local seniors with information and resources to take charge of their healthcare and protect themselves from scams that target the elderly. One of the highlights was a K9 demonstration from the Bradley Police Department.
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