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Results 1 - 20 of 167 in Kankakee, IL

  1. Business, Owner and Son Charged with Illegal Gambling

    1 hr ago | KHQA-TV Quincy

    Thursday, January 07, 2010 at 1:23 p.m. Read more: State , A Federal Grand Jury , Lacost Amusements , Inc. , Kankakee , Illinois , Jimmy A. Lacost , Money Laundering , Illegal Gambling , Acting U.S. Attorney Jeffrey B. Lang , Indictment , Michael W. ...

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  2. Stitch in time could equal future economic drawRead the original story

    Wednesday | Northwest Herald

    ... museum, 6422 Main St., Union, concerning the creation of a would-be “quilt trail.” According to Kankakee County Barn Quilt Committee coordinator Holly Froning, there are hundreds of these self-guided tours around the country. They are ...

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    Related Topix: McHenry County, IL, Arts, Painting, Union, IL, Kankakee County, IL, Illinois

  3. Lambert, Laufer become engaged

    Wednesday | Morris Daily Herald

    Pamela Lambert of Kankakee, Ill. and Dustin Laufer of Coal City are happy to announce their recent engagement.

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    Related Topix: Coal City, IL

  4. Bond lowered for woman in sex abuse caseRead the original story

    Tuesday | Daily Herald

    A Kankakee-area woman arrested more than 13 years after her indictment on allegations she molested a teenage girl formally pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that could lock her up for three to seven years.

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    Related Topix: Bourbonnais, IL, McHenry County, IL

  5. Walter G. KirklandRead the original story

    Friday Jan 1 | Morris Daily Herald

    ... 80, of South Wilmington, Ill., passed away peacefully Friday, Jan. 1, 2010, at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Ill. Visitation will be at the R.W. Patterson Funeral Homes, Ltd., Braidwood Chapel, from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4. Cremation ...

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  6. McHenry Co. sex abuse suspect nabbed after 13 years on the run

    Thursday Dec 31 | Daily Herald

    After more than 13 years on the lam, a Kankakee-area woman was behind bars in the McHenry County jail Thursday facing felony charges she molested a teenage girl at a group home for troubled adolescents.

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    Related Topix: McHenry, IL, McHenry County, IL, Bourbonnais, IL

  7. Marcia S. AllenRead the original story

    Monday Dec 28 | Morris Daily Herald

    ... service in the church's Fellowship Hall, with a luncheon served by United Methodist Women. Born Nov. 1, 1928, in Kankakee, Ill., she was the daughter of George H. and Grace L. (Burkard) Shimer. Educated in schools in Latham, Ill., she graduated from ...

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  8. Dolores 'Dee' Merritt, 78Read the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 30 | Baxter Bulletin

    ... will be from 12PM until time of service. Dee passed away suddenly December 24, 2009 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, IL. She was 78. Dee was born at Hope, IN to Henry and Irene Curwick Grinstead on August 9, 1931. She married Jack ...

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  9. Meers may challenge Kinzingera s ban

    Tuesday Dec 29 | Morris Daily Herald

    ... public videotaping at campaign events. His opponent in the Feb. 2 primary, Iraq War veteran Adam Kinzinger, 31, of Kankakee, earlier in the campaign took the stance of not participating in public debates and forums that are videotaped. Kinzinger is ...

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    Related Topix: US News, Life, Veteran Affairs

  10. Jackson AnniversaryRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Dec 27 | Palladium-Item

    ... Barbara Soucy, daughter, hosted a celebration earlier this fall. She and her husband, Chad, and son, Boton, live in Kankakee, IL.

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    Related Topix: Greens Fork, IN, Farmland, IN, Ball State University

  11. Marian E. MoloneyRead the original story

    Friday Dec 25 | Morris Daily Herald

    ... (Wagner) Moloney. She graduated from Morris High School with the Class of 1942 and Galagher Business School in Kankakee. She was employed as secretary for Morris Elementary School Dist. 54 schools for 35 years, from 1950 to 1985. She was secretary ...

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  12. Area man dies after crashRead the original story

    Friday Dec 25 | Herald News

    Bright Fordjour Jr., 26, of Kankakee, died Wednesday morning from injuries he sustained when his car collided with another vehicle on Route 50, just north of the Will-Kankakee County line, police said.

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  13. Coulter S. PustmuellerRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 23 | Morris Daily Herald

    ... Reddick-Essex area, formerly of Marissa, Ill., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009, at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Ill. Funeral services will be held at the R.W. Patterson Funeral Homes, Ltd., Braidwood Chapel, at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 26, ...

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  14. Denmark Tech selects presidentRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 23 | Augusta Chronicle

    ... the Mequon campus of Milwaukee Area Technical College for 21/2 years. Before that, he was the dean of students at Kankakee Community College in Kankakee, Ill., for three years. He has also served as an associate dean of students at DePaul ...

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    Related Topix: Denmark, SC, Bamberg County, SC, Barnwell, SC

  15. Jobless rate in Chicago area dips to 10.3 percentRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 22 | Chicago Sun-Times

    ... the 30th straight month. The highest unemployment rate in the state was in Rockford at 15.4 percent, followed by Kankakee-Bradley at 13.6 percent, Decatur at 12.6 percent and Danville at 12.1 percent. 'It is not unusual to see unemployment rates ...

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    Related Topix: Bradley, IL, Sports

  16. Bioethanol plant foes line upRead the original story

    Monday Dec 21 | Post Tribune

    ... who grew up in the area, said she is gathering forces to protest the plant, which she fears will pollute the Kankakee River. "I grew up on the river," Remesnik said. "That's where my war is being waged. I'll do everything in my power to keep it from ...

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    Related Topix: Schneider, IN, Lake Village, IN, Shelby, IN, Lake County, IN

  17. School bus driver opens door to vomit and falls outRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday Dec 21 | Nothing To Do With Arbroath

    ... on Friday morning, after the bus driver, who supposedly became ill and opened the door, fell out of the moving bus. Kankakee County Chief Deputy Ken McCabe said driver Pierre Peoples, 24, of Robbins, opened the driver's door to vomit and then ...

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  18. Kankakee teachers reject proposal

    Thursday Dec 17 | Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

    Kankakee School District 111 teachers voted 142-121 on Thursday evening to reject a contract proposal worked out Tuesday by negotiators for the Kankakee Federation of Teachers and the school board. 2 comments

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  19. Christmas with the Annie Moses Band Free of Charge to Public Radio StationsRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | Emailwire.com

    ... FM 101.7 in Wrangell, AK: Dec. 24th at 1pm WUGA 91.7 FM / 97.9 FM in Athens, GA: Dec 25th at 10pm WKCC FM 91.1 in Kankakee, IL: Dec 24th at 3pm KISU 91.3 FM in Idaho Falls, ID: Dec 25th at 8am KEDM FM 90.3 in Monroe, LA: Dec 17th at 2pm KDAQ FM 89.9 ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Idaho Falls, ID

  20. Christmas with the Annie Moses Band Free of Charge to Public Radio StationsRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | Emailwire.com

    ... FM 101.7 in Wrangell, AK: Dec. 24th at 1pm WUGA 91.7 FM / 97.9 FM in Athens, GA: Dec 25th at 10pm WKCC FM 91.1 in Kankakee, IL: Dec 24th at 3pm KISU 91.3 FM in Idaho Falls, ID: Dec 25th at 8am KEDM FM 90.3 in Monroe, LA: Dec 17th at 2pm KDAQ FM 89.9 ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Idaho Falls, ID

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