Hours before the fiscal year runs out, the Illinois House voted 90-25 to approve a budget amendment.

Great Lakes Basin Transportation (GLBT) has proposed a plant that would require the use of eminent domain to acquire property for a 260-mile railway, tollway and airport, which Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst (R-Kankakee) opposes on the grounds that those facilities will be privately owned.

The Brookmont Bowling Center in Kankakee is opening registration for its winter bowling leagues.

The Kankakee Area YMCA will accept registration for its coed outdoor soccer league until July 22.

The Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center has released the details on its sports tryouts for baseball and softball.

The Momence Community Unit School District No. 1 Board of Education voted to not repair the junior high school's gym bleachers at its Jan. 25 meeting.

The Bradley village board agreed to seek bids for the construction of a salt storage facility at its Feb. 8 meeting.

The Village of Bradley Insurance and Finance Committee approved the 2015 estimated tax levy at its Nov. 9 meeting.

The Bradley Board of Police and Fire Commissioners will meet to sign the signature page for its new rules and regulations 6 p.m. Monday.

The Bradley Public Works and Park Committee will discuss phase two of the Summerville Court project at 5 p.m. Monday.

The Grant Park Village Board discussed the purchase of two items to deal with upcoming winter weather at its most recent meeting Dec. 21.

The Kankakee County Finance Committee discussed its fiscal year 2015 year-end report and gave an update on the county's audit Tuesday.

The Village of Manteno president and board of trustees voted Dec. 7 to fully abate the 2015 tax for the waterworks and sewerage alternative revenue source.

The Bourbonnais Village Board will go over a number of committee and village reports at its meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday.

The Kelly Creek Wind Farm, set to be located in Kankakee and Ford counties, was recently approved by the Kankakee County Board.