CINCINNATI and DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Building on an exploratory pilot launched in October 2018, The Kroger Co. and Walgreens Monday announced the introduction of a...

Kankakee County, IL – If you didn’t show up to the 2019 “Illinois. Are you up for Amazing?” Chicago Bears Training Camp a football fan, you sure left one. The Kankakee County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) confirmed an uptick in attendance to the tune of 59,525, over 20,000 more than in 2018 when 39,450 fans came out. Eight public practices were held on the campus of Olivet Nazarene University, two less than in 2018.

The Advanced Technology Education Center, known as ATEC, opened in January 2019 on the college’s Riverfront Campus in Kankakee. It houses KCC’s award-winning Electrical Engineering Technology program.

Harlie Parks, 86 of Bradley passed away August 19, 2019. Visitation is from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM August 23, 2019, at Schreffler Funeral Homes, Kankakee Chapel. The funeral is 10:00 AM Saturday, August 24, 2019, at Schreffler Funeral Homes, Kankakee Chapel.

The rebooted XFL starting in 2020 released their official team names and logos earlier today. During a live unveiled via their Facebook page, over five thousand people tuned in to watch as the inaugural franchises were announced.

Governor JB Pritzker signed the Immigrant Tenant Protection Act into law today, making Illinois the second state in the nation to enact new protections for immigrants who rent property.