The Coal City Unit 1 School District yet again has filed a complaint with the Grundy County Tax Assessor's office over the valuation of GE Hitachi's Morris operation, a one-of-a-kind nuclear waste storage facility.

A new app, developed in part by a retired Kankakee police officer, is on the market and aims to help protect those in harms way.

The owner of Kankakee's latest restaurant addition, the New York City Deli, is targeting an April opening, however, much site work will first be in order.

The campaign gives the local Salvation Army the opportunity to raise funds that will be used locally to aid those in need, Lt. LaToya Surratt said.

Cost estimates still exceed the district’s planned budget by about $600,000, with a $70,673,796 current price tag.

The two-year CEO of Kankakee St. Mary's Hospital, Otis Story, resigned Friday and a new interim CEO has been named.

The Coal City Theatre Department is heading deep into the depths of the ocean with its performance of "The Spongebob Musical- Youth Edition" at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday.

The stories of veterans, including U.S Army veteran and Kankakee Police Deputy Chief Donell Austin, were front and center on Tuesday morning during the Kankakee County Veterans Council’s annual Veterans Day Ceremony at the Kankakee County Museum.

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Trees continued to shed their leaves in Momence after approximately 12 inches of snow - the most in the area - fell on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. The white, blanketed landscape was short-lived as temperatures returned to the mid-50s on Wednesday with more seasonal fall weather predicted to stay.