The Manteno Board voted 4-2 to approve the expenditure of $158,333 for a pavilion kit from NuToys Leisure Products of Westchester at Monday’s meeting.

By a 12-0 vote, the Kankakee City Council turned down a conditional use permit request by Fortitude Community Outreach to operate a homeless shelter.

Manteno police arrested Jayvin J. Savoie, of Manteno, for allegedly shooting a person Sept. 5.

Brayden Douglas, of Bourbonnais, a graduate of Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School, is among 44 students who have been selected to join the latest group of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts.

The sale of cannabinoids and kratom in the village is prohibited in the village of Bourbonnais.

In year 2 of the Kankakee River Valley Regatta race weekend, Kankakee Mayor Chris Curtis said the event will most likely be a wash as revenues will cover expenses.

Coal City’s annual Fall Fest brought thousands to Broadway Street on Saturday for a cruise night, games, rock climbing, live music, and the annual Megan’s Mission 5K.

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The Kankakee City Council denied a conditional use permit request by Fortitude Community Outreach to operate a homeless shelter on East Court Street by a 12-0 vote on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.

Riverside Healthcare's Arf for the Heart, a dog-friendly walk on Sept. 26, and Making Strides Against Cancer, a 5K run and 2-mile walk on Sept. 27, are set to raise funds for heart and cancer care, hosted at the healthcare provider's Bourbonnais campus.