Tune in for an entertaining event, “An Evening with Mike & Rob,” on Dec. 19 at the B. Harley Bradley House in Kankakee.

Anyone seeking to receive benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has to apply, regardless if they are currently receiving them, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture

A potent winter storm is expected to sweep across northern Illinois this weekend, with the National Weather Service warning of heavy snowfall, hazardous travel, and the potential for more than 6 inches of accumulation across much of the region

It was a large learning curve in her first year at the executive director of the Kankakee Development Corporation, but Nina Piolatto is set for year two.

The Northern Illinois Food Bank is expected to feed more people this holiday season than in previous years, including the pandemic era, despite government assistance like SNAP reinstated to help put food on the table.

“It’s about connecting, not correcting.” Those five words encapsulate the just unveiled “Mistaken Orders” program in Kankakee.

While the National Weather Service stressed that exact snowfall totals and the precise track of the storm remain uncertain, confidence is growing that much of the region will experience accumulating snow during one of the busiest travel weekends of the year

Quinton M. Thompsen, of St. Anne was arrested following an alleged altercation that occurred during a Nov. 20 boys’ basketball game at Bradley Central School.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and other attorneys general are asking the federal court to vacate the new SNAP guidance and block its implementation “to ensure that families do not lose critical food assistance,” Raoul's office said