Christopher Breach

The Heritage Prairie solar farm project is still moving forward with expected completion in late 2027.

Rosewood Acres, a new commercial photography studio, opened recently in downtown Kankakee.

The Iroquois-Kankakee Regional Office of Education unanimously approved Patricia High as the new superintendent, effective Feb. 28 when current superintendent Frank Petkunas retires.

The village of Manteno approved a resolution for an intergovernmental agreement with Kankakee County to provide animal control services.

The former school teacher, coach and most recently public works employee, Dan Johnson has retired from the department.

Kankakee County Board Chairman Matthew Alexander-Hildebrand has already made a few executive decisions to consolidate the number of committees within the county board to help it run a bit more efficiently.

The River Valley Special Recreation Association made a presentation at Monday's Manteno Board meeting about beginning a partnership with the village.

Matthew Alexander-Hildebrand Alexander-Hildebrand, who is just 27 years old, became the youngest Kankakee County Board chairman in December.

Firefighters from the Kankakee Fire Department responded at approximately 1 p.m. Monday and found a small detached garage at 1155 S. Third Ave engulfed in flames

Kankakee Regional Land Bank Executive Director the Rev. Montele Crawford was recently handed the keys to the former Jaffe Drugs building at 217 E. Court St. in Kankakee

Alicia Kleinert’s 12-year-old son, Caleb, noticed that seniors sometimes need help, and he made a point of that observation to his mom.

In a few months there will be a fishing pier available at Legacy Park in Manteno

As Kankakee County began acquiring several pieces of equipment purchased to help maintain the Kankakee River, County Engineer Greg Heiden was running out of storage space

Kankakee County has seen an influx of capital improvements over the past five years, totaling $2.5 billion spread among several manufacturers and businesses