More than $3,000 was raised during Electric Lady Lounge's 3rd annual Pride celebration on Saturday, with most of the funds being donated to the Kankakee Area LGBTQ Network and some going toward future drag events.

Several Illinois counties, including Will, Grundy and Kankakee, are under a tornado watch until 7 p.m. Wednesday.

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The annual Relay for Life of Kankakee County celebrated 30 years of cancer advocacy as the annual event returned Saturday, June 14, 2025, at the new community campus in Bourbonnais, The Grove.

Time wasn’t so kind to the items found in the time capsule buried during Bourbonnais’ centennial celebration back in the summer of 1975.

The start of the East Riverwalk construction could be delayed until Aug. 1 due to another environmental issue - spawning river redhorse fish.

The 30th annual Relay For Life in Kankakee County once again celebrated cancer survivors, remembered loved ones lost to cancer and raised over $134,000 in funds so far to help improve the lives of those affected by cancer.

Three elected officials in Kankakee County are being sued by the county for failing to file a required document with County Clerk Dan Hendrickson.

Bourbonnais Police officers will be passed the Flame of Hope and begin their role as “Guardians of the Flame” on Wednesday at approximately 1 p.m. for the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Illinois. The run makes its way south on Route 45 from Manteno.

The annual Kankakee Juneteenth Parade is set to begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at East Oak Street in downtown Kankakee and parade participants will be the first to travel along the brand new Hobbie Avenue surface.