Several months ago, before anyone imagined the current crisis, I read a book called “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor Frankl. Frankl was a Jewish Viennese psychiatrist who was captured by the Nazis ...

WASHINGTON — The conservative Supreme Court is poised to leap into another culture-war battle between red states and blue states, this time involving medical rights of transgender teens and their ...

Kankakee County Health Department administrator John Bevis speaks Wednesday at a press conference at the Timothy Bukowski Public Safety Center held to update the community on COVID-19. Bevis ...

KANKAKEE — The issue is clear, but the solution is much more out of focus. Faced with escalating crime in Kankakee, the Kankakee City Council met for more than three hours during a rare special ...

In the span of about two years, the YWCA of Kankakee has been transformed as much as any agency in the area. Located at 1086 E. Court St., the YWCA has added seven new classrooms, which opened in May ...

KANKAKEE — The percent of the Kankakee County population with COVID-19 vaccinations crossed 40 percent last week after more than eight months of vaccine distribution efforts. Currently, 40.53 percent ...

This year, the annual open house at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine wants visitors to know that “Veterinarians Are Superheroes.” (Although they don’t — usually — wear capes.) ...

KANKAKEE — As Bradley-Bourbonnais’ girls volleyball team officially began its quest for an 11th straight All-City title with Tuesday’s trip to Kankakee, the Boilermakers did so with much less ...

KANKAKEE — A sheepish smile crosses the face of Victor Nevarez. He nods in agreement. He recognizes he is about to enter into a phase of his life he has never experienced. The world of Nevarez is ...

KANKAKEE — Kankakee’s next police chief will be Deputy Chief Chris Kidwell, a member of the force since April 1992. Kankakee Mayor Chris Curtis said at the conclusion of Monday’s Kankakee City Council ...

KANKAKEE — Kankakee police say they arrested Michael D. Smith, of Kankakee, following a foot pursuit that ended with Smith in the Kankakee River on Friday. Police said they were attempting to arrest ...

More than 400 degrees and certificates will be conferred at the 53rd annual Kankakee Community College commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. May 14 in the George H. Ryan Gymnasium in the college’s ...