Alexis McCullough, 17, the former Miss Kankakee’s Teen 2025, was recently crowned Miss Chicago’s Teen 2026.

Manteno Board voted 3-2 against asking Gotion to file a CFIUS form.

Extreme cold entering the area on Friday has caused area schools to announce closures and e-learning days.

The Kankakee East Riverwalk project is moving forward and the goal remains for a mid- to late-summer completion, officials said.

Kankakee Fire Department Capt. Christopher Salazar has been promoted to the position of deputy chief.

Raef, president and longtime member of the Bourbonnais Elementary School Board, died Tuesday, Jan. 13, at Riverside Medical Center. She was 69.

Hunters Run Park in Coal City and Renfrew Park in Dwight have both received $600,000 in Open Space Land Acquisition and Development grants from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

A Kankakee man was charged with driving under the influence following a crash in Lil’s Park on Saturday.

Escape the cold and stock up on farmers’ market goods at the inaugural Kankakee Farmers’ Market winter market on Saturday, Jan. 24 from 8 a.m. to noon inside The Majestic in downtown Kankakee.