Author Archives: Nancy Caddigan

Kankakee County entities stand to get some four-and-a-half-million dollars from the State in the latest round of "Rebuild Illinois" allocations. Ken Munjoy, Chief Operating Officer for River Valley Me...

In response to a series of overdoses and overdose deaths earlier this month, the State of Illinois' "Wellness on Wheels" or WOW mobile unit was in town Monday to distribute NARCAN nasal spray and trai...

Kankakee County Sheriff's police report a couple of shots fired incidents Tuesday night. The first happened around 11 last night near 12600 east and 2500 South Roads with the second occurring around 4...

The trial for accused killer Jeremy Boshears has been moved back. It was supposed to begin on Monday, but word today is that it will now be pushed back to April. The 36 year old Boshears is accused in...

Yesterday was an e-learning day at South Newton, Rensselaer and Kankakee Valley Schools today and it had nothing to do with the virus. Wednesday's frigid temperatures kept the kids home and on their c...

An overwhelming majority of patients suffering from COVID19 at Riverside Healthcare have not been vaccinated. Hospital officials say as of yesterday at midnight, the hospital was caring for 37 positiv...

The Riverside Healthcare's Rx Mobile Food Pantry makes its first stop of the new year today. The pantry will be in the parking lot at the Youth for Christ Life Center, 1820 East Court Street in Kankak...

The number of local COVID infections was a topic of discussion at this morning's meeting of the Kankakee County Board's Executive Committee. County Health Department Administrator John Bevis In additi...

The latest round of Back to Business grants has been handed out by the State and several local businesses were among those getting grant dollars. Angela Morrey, the Director of Marketing and Business ...

Kankakee County Government had to replace nearly a quarter of it's employees last year. That's the word County Administrator Karen Smietanski had for the County Executive Committee during it's meeting...