The $9-million, state-of-the-art River Valley Metro Mass Transit bus maintenance garage was officially opened at its Bourbonnais campus.

In this weekend’s “A Taylor-Made Life,” Taylor Leddin-McMaster talks about a photoshoot fundraiser taking place at the D. Harley Bradley House this Saturday.

River Valley Metro held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new bus maintenance facility on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025.

Kankakee police made two arrests Tuesday related to an Aug. 7 shooting of a mother and her son in the 200 block of Crestlane Drive.

A public-access outdoor fitness court by Kankakee High School is anticipated to be complete by early November.

Mound Grove Cemetery in Kankakee came alive with the sounds and stories of Kankakee County’s history during the biennial Cemetery Walk: Voices of the Past on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025.

Classic cars and camaraderie could be found at the Kankakee County Museum as gear heads gathered for the Cruise-In Night at the Museum earlier this month on Aug. 14.

Mound Grove Cemetery in Kankakee came alive with the sounds and stories of Kankakee County’s history during the biennial Cemetery Walk: Voices of the Past on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025.

Our Aging Services, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advocating for seniors and individuals with intellectual disabilities, has been awarded a $20,000 grant from Cigna Healthcare.

A list of recent births at Riverside Medical Center.

Longtime Bishop McNamara football coach Rich Zinanni cut the ribbon and led the first walk through of the new Rich Zinanni Athletic Complex on Thursday evening.

A proposed North Entrance Avenue gaming cafe came up snake eyes this week at the Kankakee Planning Board meeting.

With environmental issues cleared, construction work has been launched on Kankakee's East Riverwalk.

Mound Grove Cemetery will be alive with the sounds and stories of Kankakee County’s history this Sunday during the Bi-Annual Cemetery Walk: Voices of the Past.

Longtime Bishop McNamara football coach Rich Zinanni cut the ribbon and led the first walk through of the new Rich Zinanni Athletic Complex on Thursday evening.

Members of the Kankakee Valley Park District board and staff officially cut the ribbon on the $1.2 million improvement project at Bird Park.

Members of the Kankakee Valley Park District board and staff officially cut the ribbon on the $1.2 million improvement project at Bird Park on Aug. 20, 2025.

The Tyjuan Hagler Foundation will host a Back-To-School Trunk or Treat on Saturday, Aug. 23 at the train depot in downtown Kankakee.

The Rev. Montele Crawford recently submitted his resignation as executive director of the Kankakee Regional Land Bank Authority.

In this week’s “A Taylor-Made Life,” Taylor Leddin-McMaster talks about her lifelong rocky relationship with sleep.

Another hurdle has to be cleared before the Kankakee Regional Land Bank Authority can put the Jaffe Drugs building back on the market

Fortitude Community Outreach gained its needed initial approval, however, its next step will be an OK from the Kankakee City Council in September.

Kankakee School District 111 staff were welcomed back for the 2025-26 school year Monday in anticipation of the first day of school.

The energetic cadence of a drumline and the cheers of cheerleaders greeted the second through fourth graders arriving for their first day of school at Herscher Intermediate School on Tuesday morning.

The 122nd annual Will County Fair kicks off Wednesday at the fairgrounds in Peotone.

A sediment removal project by Kankakee County that began in September of 2022 was finally completed a couple of weeks ago at the Aroma Park boat launch.

A list of recent births at Riverside Medical Center.

Kankakee Community College Athletics is planning a fall golf outing for former athletes and community members.

A Kankakee Planning Board hearing on Tuesday could play a significant role in determining the future of Fortitude Community Outreach's homelessness services in Kankakee.

Wright at Twilight is back on Thursday, Sept. 4, from 5-8 p.m. at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Bradley House on the Kankakee River.

First Financial, with branches in Kankakee, Watseka and Hoopeston, said it is acquiring Chicago-based BankFinancial in an all-stock transaction.

Bask in the peaceful surroundings of the Column Garden on the Kankakee County Museum campus this Sunday, Aug. 17, from 2-5 p.m.

Bradley Wood is the new dean of health careers at Kankakee Community College .

About 30 vehicles rolled in to the Kankakee County Museum for the Cruise-In Night at the Museum on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025.

Delbert Skimmerhorn reached a milestone with the Kankakee County planning department.

The Kankakee County Museum is hosting Cruise-In Night at the Museum on Thursday, Aug. 14 starting at 4 p.m.

There are now two vacancies on the 28-member Kankakee County Board.

In this weekend’s “A Taylor-Made Life,” Taylor Leddin-McMaster talks about catching Rod Stewart's Chicago show of his "One Last Time" tour.

Tucked along the southeast side of Aroma Park, Ryan's Pier turned 40 this year and remains one of Kankakee County's go-to locations.

The Hazelett family will impact multiple Kankakee sports this year. Father, Ed, is the new football coach while son, EJ, is an Indiana state basketball commit.

Boats will roar on the river once again as the Kankakee River Valley Regatta returns for Labor Day weekend.

As community colleges take on an evolving role in recent years, Shaw Local News Network is providing details on the compensation of presidents who lead 10 of these publicly funded schools in northern Illinois.

Kankakee County Circuit Clerk Sandi Cianci among Illinois circuit clerks selected for national program.

In the past five years, Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School has roughly tripled the number of students taking Advanced Placement courses and the number of AP exams administered.

The Tyjuan Hagler Foundation will be hosting a back-to-school trunk or treat event from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, August 23, at the Kankakee Train Depot.

Kankakee police made multiple arrests Sunday after responding to two fights involving many of the same individuals that occurred within an hour of one another. Officers recovered several weapons at the scene, including two baseball bats, a machete and a kitchen knife.

James Trotter, of Frankfort, was identified as the person who died as a result of a three-vehicle crash Friday on the Kankakee County and Will County line at East 12000N road.

Kankakee's St. Mary's Hospital now offers emergency room appointment scheduling for non-life-threatening visits through its FastTrackCare system.

A list of recent births at Riverside Medical Center.

About 4,000 hot dogs were served up on Tuesday night during the annual National Night Out at Perry Farm Park in Bradley.