
Results 1 - 20 of 167 in Kankakee, IL
Business, Owner and Son Charged with Illegal Gambling
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. ... Comment?
Stitch in time could equal future economic draw
... 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 ... Comment?
Lambert, Laufer become engaged
Pamela Lambert of Kankakee, Ill. and Dustin Laufer of Coal City are happy to announce their recent engagement. Comment?
Bond lowered for woman in sex abuse case
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. Comment?
... 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 ... Comment?
McHenry Co. sex abuse suspect nabbed after 13 years on the run
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. Comment?
... 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 ... Comment?
Dolores 'Dee' Merritt, 78
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... 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 ... Comment?
Meers may challenge Kinzingera s ban
... 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 ... Comment?
... Barbara Soucy, daughter, hosted a celebration earlier this fall. She and her husband, Chad, and son, Boton, live in Kankakee, IL. Comment?
... (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 ... Comment?
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. Comment?
... 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, ... Comment?
Denmark Tech selects president
... 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 ... Comment?
Jobless rate in Chicago area dips to 10.3 percent
... 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 ... Comment?
... 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 ... Comment?
School bus driver opens door to vomit and falls out
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... 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 ... Comment?
Kankakee teachers reject proposal
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
Christmas with the Annie Moses Band Free of Charge to Public Radio Stations
... 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 ... Comment?
Christmas with the Annie Moses Band Free of Charge to Public Radio Stations
... 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 ... Comment?