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Tuesday Jul 7 | Herald News

Police Blotter

A television set was stolen between Sunday night and Monday morning from a residence in the 500 block of Ottawa Street in Joliet.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

Lincoln-Way Sun

Philanthropic Lions return to Romeoville

Talk about a baptism of fire. One moment the Romeoville fire chief was being sworn in as vice president of the newly reformed Romeoville Lions Club, the next he was out the door on an emergency call.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

EERE Network News

DOE Offers $32 Million to Upgrade Existing Hydropower Facilities

DOE will invest $25 million to upgrade hydropower facilities, including small ones like this power plant in Kankakee, Illinois.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

$1,000 tag fish caught in fishing derby

Dexter Price has won a $1,000 cash prize in the Kankakee River Fishing Derby. Price, of Kankakee, caught the derby's seventh tagged fish, a 14-inch drum named "Diet Pepsi Max." The cash prize, sponsored by Pepsi Americas.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

Coming in print: June 30, 2009

The bill now moves to the state Senate for consideration. a A Kankakee man was charged with driving a power boat while drunk after he slammed into a pontoon boat late Saturday night on the Kankakee River, Illinois Department of Natural Resources police said Monday.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

Illinois Government News Network

Kankakee insurance agent charged with bilking 13 suburban and...

" Larry Chouinard of Kankakee was arrested last week by Bradley police after the Illinois Attorney General unsealed a 19-count indictment alleging that Chouinard engaged in a 5- year scheme through which he collected and personally used tens of thousands of dollars intended for insurance premiums, including payments from Bourbonnais Township and 13 ...

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times

Midwest Fishing Report: Lakefront perch leads

As might be expected in late June, lakefront perch headlines the Midwest Fishing Report.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

Piper found guilty

Aureliuse "Buddy" Piper was found guilty Tuesday of three charges of first-degree murder for the December 1997 killings in Kankakee of 9-year-old M.T. Hawkins Jr.; his father, M.T. Sr., 52; and Patricia Easter, 42, the father's girlfriend.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

The Daily Eastern News

Eastern, Kankakee Community College host 'Upward Bound' program

Countless students are letting their minds go idle during the long summer months.

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Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

Man's body found at Kankakee River State Park

The body of a Wilmington man was found Sunday morning in Kankakee State River Park Hunting Area 7 in Will County.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Gar: ``Some respect, damm it''

A friend was coming back from an outing Sunday in Will County when he stopped at Wilmington Dam on the Kankakee.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

WAND-TV Decatur

Wright house and stable make historic list

The first example of Frank Lloyd Wright's "Prairie style" architecture has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

WBBM-AM Chicago

4 ex-high school wrestlers charged in assault

Four former central Illinois high school wrestlers have been indicted in the alleged sexual assault of a teammate.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

Associated Content

Kankakee, Illinois Chinese Restaurants

Finding good Chinese food can be a daunting task, especially trying to find one with a wide selection of authentic choices.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

Shapiro Credit Union robbed

The Shapiro Credit Union at 100 E. Jeffery St., Kankakee, was the latest victim of an armed robbery late Tuesday morning, according to Kankakee police.

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Tue Jun 09, 2009

The Times

US pushing fruits, vegetables in school

Uncle Sam will spend millions of dollars to try to succeed where many parents fail - getting kids to eat their fruits and veggies.

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Sat Jun 06, 2009

News Sun

Assistant principal named at Warren Almond Campus

Beginning July 1, the Almond Campus of Warren Township High School will have a new assistant principal.

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Thu Jun 04, 2009

La Bloga

Guest Columnist: Lydia Gil. Urrea in Denver

Gil teaches Spanish and Latin American literature at the University of Denver. She reports on cultural and literary news for the Hispanic News Services of EFE and is the author of Mimi's Parranda/La parranda de Mimi , a bilingual children's book.

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Mon May 18, 2009

Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

Coming in print: May 18, 2009

The home is located in a lot donated by the City of Kankakee and the three-bedroom home goes to Dianne Summerville.

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Sat May 16, 2009

WAND-TV Decatur

Charges in Kankakee beating death of homeless man

A 31-year-old Decatur man has been indicted in the beating death of a homeless man in a Kankakee park.

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