Years after his two tours of service concluded, Bourbonnais resident Ty "Doc" Watson found his place in the world.

Momence Superintendent Shannon Anderson found a solution to his aimlessness and struggles in high school through the Marine Corps.

Check out our photos from our Thank You Veterans special section in Kankakee County for 2025.

During a recent Veterans Treatment Court session, Kankakee County Circuit Judge Marlowe Jones was talking to a veteran via Zoom.

Jared Walters’ journey to becoming an officer with the Manteno Police Department in May made a stop in the U.S. Army.

With thousands of military veterans in Kankakee County, the area's Veterans Assistance Commission has been ready to serve here since 1987.

Kankakee's Melanie McCummiskey works to support veterans and others with complex PTSD.

Manteno teacher and softball coach Josh Carlile, known as "Sarge" to his players, has carried on the rich military tradition of his family with his life of service.

Up until two years ago, Robin Senesac said he didn’t think of himself as a veteran.

St. Laurence topped Bradley-Bourbonnais 35-21 in the IHSA Class 6A second round playoffs on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025.

An outage of Xfinity service which affected a large portion of Kankakee County appears to have been a result of vandalism.

Veterans Day events are planned across Kankakee County and beyond to honor local veterans on and before the Nov. 11 holiday.

The Earl D. Schoeffner Farm Museum in Momence has opened a Charles Dickens Christmas exhibit, which runs every Friday and Saturday through December from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

In this weekend’s “A Taylor-Made Life,” Taylor Leddin-McMaster talks about the rise in people behaving as though the rules don't apply to them.

Bourbonnais board adopts ordinance to purchase 2.19 acres of land from Olivet Nazarene University during Monday's meeting.

Through a ComEd grant, the 4th annual Kankakee Christmas Parade has sharply increased the prizes for the top three floats in the Dec. 13 event.

Candidates of established political parties delivered their petitions.

The Olivet Nazarene University Hockey Team is hosting Military Appreciation Night at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, as they take on the Northern Illinois Huskies at Ice Valley Centre Ice Arena, located at 1601 River Rd. in Kankakee.

40th District Sen. Patrick Joyce, D-Essex, reflects on the importance of communication, and highlights the infrastructure plan and the Tourism Attraction Grant program.

Some five years after announcing plans to develop a Quik Trip fueling center in Kankakee, the project is set to begin.

Retired Air Force Major Dennis Davoren will be the keynote speaker at the Nov. 8 Veterans Day ceremony in Kankakee.

The Kankakee County Coroner’s Office identified 63-year-old Todd Banks as the person whose body was recovered Saturday from the Kankakee River.

Bourbonnais officials are seeing what interest any developers might have for two parcels of land the village owns near the site of BrickStone Brewery production facility.

Joliet Township Government, through its Violence Prevention Community Convener program, has partnered with Kankakee Forgives and Inner City Empowerment to provide $15,000 in assistance to families impacted by firearm violence.

A man was severely burned in a structure fire in the 200 block of South Fraser Avenue in Kankakee Sunday night.

The Kankakee County Coroner’s Office and Kankakee Police Department are investigating the death of a man whose body was recovered from the Kankakee River Saturday.

A crisp fall evening greeted Bradley residents as they flipped on their porch lights to welcome trick-or-treaters on Friday night.

The annual Veterans Day Run to Manteno’s three schools and downtown Manteno is set for 8 a.m. on Nov. 11 with a ceremony set to follow at Legion Park.

In an effort to gain a handle on homelessness, a group of business and community leaders is working on ways to deal with the growing situation.

Turkey for Tots benefit events to help local youth in need readies for upcoming Christmas holiday with benefit events set for the annual program in Kankakee County.

The long-running process to get the former Jaffe Drugs property onto the real estate market is nearing completion.

The expected cost for Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School’s major facility project is down to about $70.6 million from the previous estimate of $75 million.

The Kankakee Coroner’s office released the names of the four victims who died Thursday in the head-on crash in western Kankakee County Thursday.

Clifton Central defeated Knoxville 24-6 in Class 1A first-round football playoffs on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Community fixture Dennis Baron may have recently retired, but he shows no sign of slowing down on his goal to strengthen the community.

Prospective students can learn about Kankakee Community College during an Explore KCC Day on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Sessions begin at noon.

Bradley police are investigating a 42-year-old Bradley man being struck by a southbound Canadian National Railway train early Saturday morning.

In this week's column, Dennis Marek writes there are certainly issues associated with getting older, but it sure beats the alternative.

A list of recent births at Riverside Medical Center.

These updated renderings for Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School’s Building Better facility project were presented by BLDD Architects, along with an updated budget, to the BBCHS operations committee Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. The budget is down to about $70.6 million from the previous estimate of $75 million.

Blueprints show the updated plans for Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School’s Building Better facility project, presented by BLDD Architects to the BBCHS operations committee Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025.

Bradley-Bourbonnais secured a 42-21 victory over Shepard in the first round of IHSA Class 6A playoffs on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.

Bishop McNamara defeated Herscher 38-14 in the first round of IHSA Class 3A playoffs on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.

Four people are dead following a head-on crash Thursday night, two miles east and south of Reddick in western Kankakee County.

St. Joseph Catholic Church in Manteno will be hosting its annual Turkey Dinner on Sunday, Nov. 2 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Attorneys in the Xandria Harris murder trial informed the judge Thursday they had received most of the documents they requested during a Sept. 26 court date.

Wilmington suffered a loss in three sets, 25-16, 22-25, 17-25, to Pontiac in the IHSA Class 2A Herscher Regional championship on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025.

After serving 12 years as Bourbonnais Township Park District’s information technology administrator, Frank Cianci is set to retire at the end of this week.

In this week’s “A Taylor-Made Life,” Taylor Leddin-McMaster reflects on recent conversations with two community fixtures that focused on viewing Kankakee County through a camera.

Search our table to see what designation your Kankakee County school received on the 2025 school report card.