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Kankakee County’s Most Credible UFO Encounter in Bourbonnais Remains a Mystery 35 Years Later

Bourbonnais, IL - As the weather warms and more people head outdoors, the likelihood of encountering the unknown increases.  On January 20, 1989, a significant UFO sighting was reported in...

Bourbonnais Beams: Cheer Camp Cheers on Young Spirit!

Bourbonnais, IL – Get ready to cheer loud and proud, Bourbonnais! The Bourbonnais Park District presents the Cheer...

Coal City Blood Drive Offers $15 E-Gift Card for Donations on May 23

Coal City, IL - Versiti Blood Centers is incentivizing blood donations with a $15 e-gift card for those...

Champaign County, Illinois 160,000-Square-Foot Event Center, Established in 1988, Sold in Midwest

Gifford, IL - Gordyville USA, a renowned auction house and event center in Champaign County, has been sold...

Shorewood Man Identified in Fatal Motorcycle Crash Involving School Bus with Students on Board

Shorewood, IL - A Shorewood man has been identified as the motorcyclist who died in a fatal crash...

Steuben Elementary School Principal, AMITA Health Nurse among 3rd Annual Phenomenal Woman Awards

Kankakee, IL – In observance of Women’s History Month, seven women will receive the Phenomenal Woman Award for 2020 selected by Mayor Wells-Armstrong. Honorees...

Opinion: Time out? Could March Madness 2020 find itself victim to COVID-19?

SXSW was forced to cancel its annual event after the City of Austin chose to cancel it over Coronavirus fears.  The move sent SWSW, who’s held the...

Bourbonnais Event and Skate Plaza Opened for Season

Bourbonnais, IL – The Village of Bourbonnais and Bourbonnais Township Park District announce the seasonal skate equipment has returned to the outdoor park located...

WHO declares Coronavirus a Pandemic

BREAKING: The World Health Organization today declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. The organization previously resisted the classification. The last time the WHO declared a pandemic was during...

Chicago ‘postpones’ St Patrick’s Day Parade, Naperville cancels

The City of Chicago has joined Boston and Ireland in canceling this weekend’s upcoming St. Patrick’s Day Parade. On Wednesday morning, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced what is being called the ‘postponement of events’ in Chicago.

Hayli’s Law Makes Lemons Into Lemonade

“I can’t stress enough that we should allow our young entrepreneurs to dream big without any hurdles,” Joyce Said. “Hayli’s law is extremely important to me because I once was kid with a dream to own my own business.”
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