Fire Chief Bryan LaRoche will step down late this summer from his post as leader of the Kankakee department.

Wearing bright orange in honor of National Gun Violence Awareness Month, community leaders and residents participated in a Peace Walk through downtown Kankakee Monday morning as part of a national day of action.

Zianna Schneider, granddaughter of four Herscher grandparents, has won a gold medal as a member of world championship team at the International Cheer Union competition.

Birth to Five Illinois Region 32 will be hosting three community meetings this month to provide updates relevant to early childhood education in Kankakee and Iroquois counties.

On June 15, Kankakee residents will walk together to honor those killed by gun violence and demand community-led solutions to prevent future deaths.

Although he'll be staying on as girls basketball coach, Watseka's Barry Bauer is retiring as athletic director after 16 years and softball coach after 24 years, with longtime volleyball coach Krista Pufahl taking over as AD.

Federated Bank welcomes a new mortgage loan officer with nearly 20 years of lending experience to its Braidwood branch.

A day of food, tractor demonstrations, and community gathering at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in L'Erable on July 12.

The village of Bonfield will celebrate America’s 250th birthday with parades, tractor pulls and entertainment during its Small Town USA celebration on June 19 and 20.

In this week's column, Dennis Marek wonders way so many people opt to give up on marriage.