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Kankakee County to Honor Fallen Officers at Annual Memorial Ceremony on May 16

Kankakee, IL - Residents of Kankakee County will gather at the county courthouse Thursday morning for the annual Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony, honoring local officers who have fallen in...

Iroquois County, IL – Iroquois West Student Named to 2024 LIUNA! Difference Maker Team

Iroquois County, IL - Aubrey Wagner, a distinguished senior at Iroquois West High School in Iroquois County, has...

Will County, IL – Fatal Motorcycle Crash vs School Bus Claims Man’s Life, Injures Female Passenger

Will County, IL - A fatal collision between a motorcycle and a school bus occurred Wednesday afternoon in...

Boost Your Cooking Skills in Kankakee: Free ‘Create Better Health’ Classes This Summer

Kankakee, IL - This summer, the Catholic Charities Diocese of Joliet is launching a free cooking class series...

Will County Alert: Gas Scare Prompts Swift Evacuation at Rockdale School, Students Safe

Rockdale, IL - Students at Rockdale Public School were evacuated early Wednesday morning after a reported gas smell....

Visitation for ISU student that ‘passed away suddenly’ scheduled for Sunday in Peotone

PEOTONE – A visitation for Indiana State University (ISU) freshman Dylan McConkey is scheduled to go ahead this Sunday. McConkey, a freshman at ISU, was...

Pritzker warns of new restrictions if COVID-19 metrics continue to increase

(The Center Square) – Illinoisans could see additional pandemic restrictions in the near future. Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday that COVID-19 metrics are going in...

AMITA Health to require COVID-19 Vaccination for all Associates

CHICAGO - AMITA Health will require all associates to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by November 12, 2021. The announcement comes as the...

FDA grants approval of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

CHICAGO - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The approval makes the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine the...

Job fairs returning this fall in Bradley

BRADLEY - KCC job fairs will be returning to Bradley beginning next month. A total of seven fairs will take place at the KCC...

U of I honors scientists behind COVID-19 test used by Illinois schools

(The Center Square) – The scientists who developed a saliva-based COVID-19 test being used by Illinois schools were honored Monday. The SHIELD test was granted...
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