Kankakee School District 111 is proposing the closure of one of its 10 schools, Edison Primary, at the end of the current school year.

Someone heard this year’s Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign’s theme was Give With Joy. A gold coin was found in a kettle located in Kankakee.

The Coal City Unit 1 Board of Education approved a $34,901,092 tax levy on Wednesday in anticipation of additional revenue related to the GE-Hitachi spent nuclear fuel property.

Coal City Superintendent Chris Spencer has a new contract after the school board approved it last Tuesday, and it pays him $183,327 with a 6% raise each year over the next five years.

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Downtown Manteno was bustling with holiday cheer for the annual Christmas in Manteno celebration on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025.

Brianne Hetman is the new executive director of the Child Network, a children's advocacy and court-appointed special advocates agency serving Kankakee and Iroquois counties.

The planned indoor waterpark in Bradley has a commitment from Mattel, a nationally recognized producer of youth- and family-based toys, games and movies.

Holiday cheer warmed the crowd in the cold weather during the 40th annual Bradley Christmas Parade on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.

Nick Africano, Kankakee County’s treasurer and chairman of the county’s Republican Party, was issued a notice to appear for alleged disorderly conduct following a traffic incident which occurred last week in Kankakee.