A weekend of beautiful weather helped the Juneteenth Celebration Community Council wrap up a week of events with the annual Juneteenth Celebration Parade and Freedom Festival in Kankakee on Saturday, June 20, 2026.

The Bourbonnais Friendship Festival gives the community a chance to start celebrating America’s 250th birthday.

With its current comprehensive plan dating back to 1997, Kankakee is set to at long last develop a new document.

A list of recent births at Riverside Medical Center.

In this week's column, Dennis Marek writes in the season of graduation people should understand that adult life begins after gaining a diploma.

L'Erable business owner and father Nick Bohn has high hopes for the days following Father's Day.

A lawsuit filed by a civic advocacy organizations claims state agencies and law enforcement agencies have kept the public “largely in the dark” about the outcomes of cash bail abolishment under the SAFE-T Act.

A Kankakee County judge granted a motion by the attorneys representing Prime Healthcare, the company that owns St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee, asking for sanctions against the Kankakee County State’s Attorney’s office.

The 51st annual festival runs June 24–28. Road closures begin Sunday, June 21, with additional closures during the Grand Parade on June 28.

Bourbonnais trustees passed an ordinance that puts a moratorium on building data centers in the village during Monday’s board meeting.

In this week’s “A Taylor-Made Life,” Taylor Leddin-McMaster writes about the quick passage of time. She also invites readers to share their stories with her.

Mayor LaMore dismisses Joe Cainkar and hires a new attorney as an emergency appointment for 30 days.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School Board of Education approved seven construction bids last week as site work on the school’s major facility renovation and addition project has begun.

More than 50 local youth baseball players with physical and mental disabilities gathered at Bishop McNamara for a doubleheader of All-City Baseball Association Champions League Baseball Saturday, June 13, 2026.

The tension between the Bourbonnais Township board and Highway Commissioner Jason Diaz boiled over during Monday’s board meeting.

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Conditions are favorable on Wednesday for two rounds of fast-moving severe storms bringing not only heavy rains but the chance of hail, damaging winds, and even tornadoes, the National Weather Service said

The annual Kankakee Juneteenth Parade is set to begin at 10 a.m. Saturday with the Freedom Festival and fireworks to follow. A Juneteenth concert will also be hosted Friday night at the Hill Stage in downtown Kankakee.

After 17 tornadoes struck northern Illinois last week, experts say the state is nearing another record-breaking year for tornado activity

Forecasters warn northern Illinois could see long-track tornadoes, destructive winds, and flash flooding on Wednesday as a powerful storm system moves in

Wearing bright orange in honor of National Gun Violence Awareness Month, community leaders and residents participated in a Peace Walk through downtown Kankakee Monday morning as part of a national day of action.

Northern Illinois is under a Level 3 severe weather risk on Wednesday as forecasters warn of tornadoes, damaging winds, large hail, and flash flooding

Dredging of the Bourbonnais Municipal Center pond recently was completed.

From Capitol News Illinois: Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday that 434 Illinois pharmacies will receive nearly $25 million in support, the first distribution of annual funding established through legislation he signed last year.

The village of Bonfield will celebrate America’s 250th birthday with parades, tractor pulls and entertainment during its Small Town USA celebration on June 19 and 20.

In this week's column, Dennis Marek wonders way so many people opt to give up on marriage.

Campers got creative at Liberty Intermediate School on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, as Camp Invention celebrated its 16th year of science-based fun.

Rogelio Alvarado-Alarcon, of Kankakee, was arrested Friday on multiple charges by the Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group.

A list of recent births at Riverside Medical Center.

Illinois communities assess damage after 48 hours of severe storms, that including high winds, flooding and multiple tornadoes.

Bourbonnais officials decided Wednesday to put in place a moratorium on building data centers in the village.

A tornado touched down near Dwight on Thursday evening as it continued on a path into Kankakee County

The first phase of a new look to the main thoroughfare for Bradley will soon be underway.

From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, join the Community Arts Council of Kankakee County for a jazzy, strawberry-filled day at the return of the annual Strawberry Jazz Festival.

Nearly $4 million in contracts for renovation work on the 114-year-old Kankakee County Courthouse were unanimously approved Tuesday.

Four vehicles that were part of the HOT ROD Power Tour were stolen in Joliet and one of the vehicles was found in Dolton after a crash, police said. 

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Three months after the March 10 hailstorm ripped through Bradley, village leadership approved two contracts to begin village government roof repairs.

Grab a flashlight and a friend to experience the Kankakee County Museum after hours during the new Night at the Kankakee County Museum event on June 20.

A Kankakee man charged with killing a 15-year-old boy in June 2021 will now be facing federal charges.

Bourbonnais Township trustees and its highway commissioner are at odds over the purchase of a street sweeper.

Family, friends, teachers and community members gathered as Lincoln Williams, a 2026 Kankakee High School graduate, made his commitment to University of Illinois to play basketball on Monday, June 8, 2026, during a celebration at Kankakee High School.

The lawsuit was filed in Will County against Ascension Healthcare and Prime Healthcare Services, former and current owners of Saint Joseph Medical Center.

After years of planning, discussion and a pandemic, the Jeffers apartment project in downtown Kankakee is set to begin.

The Illinois State Police’s Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group (KAMEG) arrested 58-year-old Douglas P. Moore, of Kankakee, on multiple charges Friday.

The 73 districts receiving grants provide fire protection to about 250,000 Illinois residents, primarily in rural areas of Illinois.

The third annual Bradley 315 Music Fest returned with three evenings of music on the grounds of the village-owned Northfield Square mall over the weekend, with Warrant headlining on Friday, June 5, 2026.

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Communities across Illinois are stepping up opposition to data center development as lawsuits, packed meetings, and zoning battles spread, even after state lawmakers failed to advance major regulation of the rapidly growing industry

Marquette pulled away from Wilmington for an 11-2 victory in the IHSA Class 2A Herscher Sectional championship on Saturday, June 6, 2026.