Lee Provost

Lauren Gross, of Bradley, hopes for a birthday bash unlike any other. But while the party is important to her, the fact she has beaten the odds by miles is the best gift she will receive.

Summer camp is not only about nature and exploration. Youth campers also take first steps learning basic skills associated with a hammer and saw.

Bradley's Lauren Gross was not expect to live to age 3 or much beyond. Next week she will celebrate her 30th birthday and a big celebration is planned.

An approximate $9.5-million bond sale is in Kankakee's future to deal with a variety of issues, chief among them a large investment into the rehab of many crumbling city streets.

A final theater rehearsal can be daunting all on its own. Add to it that one of the faces in the Bourbonnais audience earlier this week was no other than A-list performer Jennifer Hudson.

A $45,500 contract to create a conceptual master plan for the now-Bradley-owned Northfield Square mall has been approved by the Bradley Village Board.

Hits are common at a baseball park, but a microburst storm hit the 315 Sports Park late last week causing significant damage.

Burgers & Beer will soon be opening a new location, this one in Bradley along South Kennedy Drive. It will take over La Siesta Authentic Mexican Cuisine, which will be open for about two more weeks.

Funding for the youth mentoring program known as JUMP! has been deeply cut and the Kankakee area program has been hit, its founder said.

A Business After Hours hosted by the Village of Bradley at the 315 Sports Park will be held Wednesday.

Seeking to reverse a trend dating back nearly 20 years, Kankakee County officials continue to push for new housing developments.

As anticipated, the Kankakee City Council OK'd the 1% grocery tax, which has been in place for many years through the state.

So how many Kankakee River mussels were captured and relocated? The number might come as a surprise.

In a highly unusual circumstance, Kankakee County had better news in April on the jobless front than the state of Illinois. While the unemployment rate returned to normal patterns in May, the Economic Alliance of Kankakee County is hopeful the dip is a good sign.

Kankakee fisherman James Swisher, once the leader of a top fish caught in this year's fishing derby, disqualified himself.