Illinois State Rep. Jackie Haas (R-Bourbonnais) is doing her part to make sure needy families in her district have something to eat for the holidays by helping Kankakee State's Attorney Jim Rowe with a food drive.
There is one inmate sentenced to jail in Kankakee County set to be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending Oct. 29.
Olivet Nazarene University recently received the second of two grants totaling more than $1 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support efforts that increase the education and engagement of families to successfully pass on their Christian faith to their children.