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It’s not every year you get to celebrate 100 years. Yet, that’s the case with the extended family of Noralee Sirois, who turned 100 on Jan. 1.

In early August 1958, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Patterson, of Bourbonnais, received a telegram from Commander William Anderson, captain of the USS Nautilus, the Navy’s first nuclear-powered submarine. The telegram informed the Pattersons that their …

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KANKAKEE — The carnage which took place inside 1845 Pierson Parkway in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day — while devastating and tragic — could have been significantly more horrific.

The Kankakee County Branch of the NAACP extends its deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the two young men who tragically lost their lives in the shooting incident at 1845 Pierson Parkway. We also send our heartfelt prayers for a full and speedy recovery to the individuals w…

BRADLEY — Although Big Lots store ownership recently announced the company would be closing its entire network of stores, an 11th-hour acquisition will save some locations.

BRADLEY — With 180 suspensions given last school year, Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School used the disciplinary measure more often than at least 80% of Illinois schools.

BRADLEY — Facing perhaps its most critical time period in its history since its incorporation, an economic development organization — independent of Bradley’s municipal government — has been created.