Family, friends, teachers and community members gathered as Lincoln Williams, a 2026 Kankakee High School graduate, made his commitment to University of Illinois to play basketball on Monday, June 8, 2026, during a celebration at Kankakee High School.

The lawsuit was filed in Will County against Ascension Healthcare and Prime Healthcare Services, former and current owners of Saint Joseph Medical Center.

After years of planning, discussion and a pandemic, the Jeffers apartment project in downtown Kankakee is set to begin.

The Illinois State Police’s Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group (KAMEG) arrested 58-year-old Douglas P. Moore, of Kankakee, on multiple charges Friday.

The 73 districts receiving grants provide fire protection to about 250,000 Illinois residents, primarily in rural areas of Illinois.

Catch up on the week’s top Kankakee County news in minutes. Hear the week’s 5 most popular stories, read aloud for you, for the week of May 31-June 6

Communities across Illinois are stepping up opposition to data center development as lawsuits, packed meetings, and zoning battles spread, even after state lawmakers failed to advance major regulation of the rapidly growing industry

Marquette pulled away from Wilmington for an 11-2 victory in the IHSA Class 2A Herscher Sectional championship on Saturday, June 6, 2026.

In this week's column, Dennis Marek wonders how civilization may function if or when we exhaust specific natural resources.

A list of recent births at Riverside Medical Center.

The food trailer used by Brother George’s BBQ was heavily damaged by a fire Thursday in downtown Kankakee. A GoFundMe has been started to help the small business rebuild.

Transcripts from Xandria Harris’ first attempt of a trial earlier this year have been received by her attorney.

With the one-night influx of 18 dogs rescued from a Pembroke Township property, Kankakee County Animal Control has a full house.

The pre-built exterior wall of 7 Brew coffee are in place, but coffee is not yet brewing.

In her biweekly column, “A Taylor-Made Life,” Taylor Leddin-McMaster writes about a trip to Utah, which offered spectacular views and the chance to swim in a 12,000-year-old crater.

The Riverview Historic District will turn into a scenic route for bicycle racers this Sunday as the Cobb Park Criterium returns.

The American Power Boat Association's national finals will call the Kankakee River home at least through Labor Day 2029.

Downtown Kankakee's Friday Night Concert Series continues Friday, June 5 with a performance by Todd Hazelrigg + River Valley Rangers.

As another group of freshly graduated college students enters the job market, challenging times may be ahead with slow hiring rates across the country.

Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group arrested three men on Friday, May 8 and confiscated guns, marijuana, and cash following a raid of an alleged motorcycle house on the south side of Kankakee.

To the possible surprise of some motorists passing by the busy location, a real cow has not jumped over any fencing at Perry Farm and made a break for it.

The Land Bank discussed applying for another Strong Communities Program grant, or SCP, through the Illinois Housing Development Authority.

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A single-family home in Bourbonnais that sold for $315,000 nears the top of the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Kankakee County in the past week

Marquette claimed a 4-3 victory over Bishop McNamara with a walk-off two-run home run in the IHSA Class 2A Bishop McNamara Regional championship on Saturday, May 30, 2026.

The Heritage Prairie Wind project will be located in western Kankakee County and northeastern Livingston County.

In this week's column, Dennis Marek seeks to explain the reason for a right-handed dominated world.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Plum Creek Nature Center will host a “Winged Ambassadors” art display from June 3 through Sept. 6.

A list of recent births at Riverside Medical Center.

Seneca overcame a seventh-inning Beecher rally for a 6-5 victory in the IHSA Class 2A Pontiac Sectional championship on Friday, May 29, 2026.

A third person, who was a passenger in a pickup which crashed early Sunday in Momence, died Thursday.

Former Kankakee County Deputy Coroner Eric Cavender was recently elected as the chairman of the Kankakee County Republican Party.

For 50 years, Pembroke Township has been the home of the annual Pembroke Rodeo. Each year, hundreds pull on their boots and grab their cowboy hats to attend the two-day, Memorial Day weekend tradition started by St. Anne-based Latting Rodeo Productions in 1976.

The Bradley Village Board has moved forward on the purchase of 12.5-acres along Bradley Boulevard.

The long-awaited construction of the new I-57 interchange at East Court Street nears the bidding process.

Minooka bested Bradley-Bourbonnais for a 12-3 victory in the Class 4A Bradley-Bourbonnais Regional semifinals on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.

The 50th Pembroke Rodeo hosted hundreds of spectators and riders over Memorial Day weekend as Latting Rodeo Productions continued its annual tradition on May 23 and 24, 2026. See photos from Sunday here.

Earlier this month, trustees for the village of Bourbonnais approved a resolution approving a new four-year contract with the Bourbonnais Police Department sergeants.

Check out these 5 things to do in Kankakee County this weekend.

The Bradley American Legion Post 766 honored and remembered fallen service members on Monday, May 25, 2026, during a Memorial Day ceremony.

Bourbonnais Township’s board attorney Sean Conway said the gas storage project of Highway Commissioner Jason Diaz has been referred to law enforcement authorities.

Authorities from three local agencies recovered 18 dogs in Pembroke Township Friday. The dogs are believed to have been associated with an alleged dog-fighting ring.

The Momence Police Department investigated a single-vehicle crash that left two people dead and two others seriously injured early Sunday morning.

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The process used to pay for the construction of a gas storage facility at the Bourbonnais Township facility by the highway commissioner has become a point of contention with the township board of trustees.

A single-family home in Manteno that sold for $385,000 nears the top of the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Kankakee County in the past week.

Hantaviruses are a group of zoonotic viruses that infect rodents. The rodent transmits the virus to humans through their urine, droppings, saliva or – less commonly – their bites, according to the World Health Organization.

Jim Edmonstone, of Greene Forensic Accounting Solutions of Chicago, presented results of a financial forensic audit in a special board meeting.

In this week's column, Dennis Marek writes gambling may not be brought into the body as alcohol or drugs, but it is otherwise the same.

Physical and mental trauma sustained in the March 10 tornado by an Aroma Township homeowner continues to overwhelm her years of joy at her Sandbar Road property.