Gregory Flournoy, 53, Kankakee, died away Sunday, July 21, 2019. Visitation is Friday, July 26, 2019, from 10:00 AM until the funeral service at 11:00 AM at Greater New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Kankakee.

A Kankakee Community College professor has been nominated for Campus Compact’s 2019 Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award.

Registration is now ongoing for the Catholic Charities’ Back to School Fair for Kankakee and Iroquois Counties this Saturday, July 27th at Olivet Nazarene University.  Catholic Charities’...

Jenny L. Florio, 73, Momence, died Sunday, July 21, 2019. Visitation is Thursday, July 25, 2019, from 3 p.m. until the funeral service at 7 p.m. at Cotter Funeral Home, Momence.

Please make note that the Kankakee Public Library will be closing at noon on Saturday, July 27th for the Merchant Street MusicFest.

The Mayor acknowledged that Alpiner would stay a baseball field. Dayna Heitz, the Executive Director of Kankakee Valley Park District, reports an application to list Alpiner as a listing in the Register of Historic Places is pending. Acceptance will ensure permanency for the park which has hosted baseball for almost 100 years.