A move to have a permit for Fortitude Community Outreach to operate an overnight homeless shelter voted upon Tuesday failed to reach the floor and the matter will head to the Kankakee City Council on Sept. 15 for its vote.

The Manteno Village Board voted to keep the 1% grocery tax in place.

A public-access outdoor fitness court by Kankakee High School is anticipated to be complete by early November.

The $9-million, state-of-the-art River Valley Metro Mass Transit bus maintenance garage was officially opened at its Bourbonnais campus.

Former six-term Hersher Mayor Ray Schneider will run for a Kankakee County Board seat in western Kankakee County.

As the deadline nears for the adoption of the municipal 1% grocery tax, the Bradley Village Board approved the measure.

After a start and stop, the Bradley trustees unanimously approved an amusement tax.

Four months after beginning the rebuild of the Bradley Village Hall board room, the first meeting was held in the entirely new surroundings.

Kankakee County is encouraging drivers, bicyclists, walkers, and other travelers to take a brief online survey that will help shape future roadway safety improvements in the Kankakee County region.