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  1. Fenwick off to good start to conference seasonRead the original story

    23 hrs ago | Sun-Times News Group

    ... successfully cleared with a 62-42 win for the Friars (8-0, 1-0) over Bishop McNamara in their conference opener in Kankakee on Saturday. A three-point field goal by Alyssa Dengler (7 points) at the buzzer to end the second quarter gave Fenwick a ...

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    Related Topix: High School Football, Illinois High School Football

  2. George E McEwan diesRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday | Hoof Beats

    ... 5, 2009 - George E. McEwan, 83, of Sheldon, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at St. Mary's Hospital in Kankakee, Illinois. He was born August 30, 1926 in Watseka, IL, the son of the late Walter Scott and Lucile (McCloud) McEwan. He married ...

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  3. Metro briefsRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 2 | Chicago Sun-Times

    The Illinois Army National Guard plans to build a new $48.5 million aviation center at the Greater Kankakee Airport and close a facility in Chicago.

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  4. Ill. National Guard plans new facility in KankakeeRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 1 | KHQA-TV Quincy

    The Illinois Army National Guard plans to build a new $48.5 million aviation center at the Greater Kankakee Airport and close a facility in Chicago.

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    Related Topix: US National Guard, US Military

  5. Genealogy Query - HOUGH : MILLER

    Tuesday Dec 1 | Cousinconnect.com

    Looking for birth mother, Bonnie Miller. My birth name was Mary Ann Miller, born 6/8/1957 in Kankakee, IL.

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    Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Genealogy

  6. Illinois Guard to build new readiness facilities at Kankakee AirportRead the original story

    Monday Nov 30 | The Times

    The Illinois Army National Guard announced plans Monday to build a $48.35 million facility at the Greater Kankakee Airport.

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  7. Birth Announcements

    Tuesday Dec 1 | Morris Daily Herald

    ... the birth of their first child, Lily May Buck. Lily was born Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Ill. She weighed 6 pounds, 13-1/2 ounces and she was 20 inches long. Kevin and Debra Grob of Reddick are the maternal ...

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    Related Topix: Morris, IL, South Wilmington, IL, Wilmington, IL, Reddick, IL

  8. New National Guard Facility PlannedRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 1 | MyFoxChicago

    The Illinois Army National Guard plans to build a new $48.5 million aviation center at the Greater Kankakee Airport and close a facility in Chicago.

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  9. New National Guard facility

    Monday Nov 30 | Bureau County Republican

    The Illinois Army National Guard announced plans on Nov. 30 to build a $48.35 million Readiness Center and Army Aviation Support Facility at the Greater Kankakee Airport.

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  10. Theresa GeelanRead the original story

    Friday Nov 27 | Morris Daily Herald

    ... of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Rev. Danilo Soriano will officiate. Interment will be at Mt. Calvery Cemetery in Kankakee. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30. Memorials in her name to Kankakee Valley Hospice would be ...

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  11. Benjamin DalzielRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Morris Daily Herald

    ... "Scotty" Dalziel, 96, of Wilmington, Ill., passed away, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, at Provena St. Mary's Hospital in Kankakee, Ill. He retired from DOW Chemical Company in Channahon after several years of employment as a security guard. He was also a ...

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    Related Topix: Wilmington, IL, Wilmington, IL, Rubber-Plastics, Manufacturing, Dow Chemical, Chemicals, Channahon, IL

  12. Rockford Jobless Rate Highest of Illinois Metro AreasRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | WIFR

    ... show unemployment was highest in the Rockford area at 15.7 percent. That's up from 15.2 percent in September. The Kankakee-Bradley area ranked second with a 13.3 percent jobless rate. Also in double-digits were Decatur with 12.7 percent, Danville ...

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    Related Topix: Illinois, Rockford, IL, Bradley, IL

  13. With: BC-IL--Illinois Unemployment-GlanceRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | WICD

    ... show unemployment was highest in the Rockford area at 15.7 percent. That's up from 15.2 percent in September. The Kankakee-Bradley area ranked second with a 13.3 percent jobless rate. Also in double-digits were Decatur with 12.7 percent, Danville ...

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  14. Chicago Area Unemployment Hit 10.4% In OctoberRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | cbs2chicago.com

    ... a hike of 6.1 points to 11.7 percent unemployment, and Decatur jumped 5.2 points to 12.7 percent. The Kankakee-Bradley and Danville metro areas also fared poorly in October, with unemployment at 13.3 percent and 12.1 percent, ...

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    Related Topix: Illinois, Bradley, IL

  15. Rockford jobless rate highest of IL metro areasRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | KWQC-TV Davenport

    ... show unemployment was highest in the Rockford area at 15.7 percent. That's up from 15.2 percent in September. The Kankakee-Bradley area ranked second with a 13.3 percent jobless rate. Also in double-digits were Decatur with 12.7 percent, Danville ...

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  16. Lillie V. JonesRead the original story

    Monday Nov 23 | The Fulton Leader

    Lillie V. Jones, a resident of Kankakee, Ill., a former resident of this area, died Nov.

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  17. Teen identified as rogue elf won't be charged with home invasion, cops sayRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 21 | Chicago Sun-Times

    A home-invading Christmas elf has been identified: She's a teenage prankster. Police in the Kankakee County town of Herscher had been puzzling over who decked the halls of an apartment while a family was away last weekend.

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Kankakee County, IL, Herscher, IL, Sports

  18. Steady setter Polakovic named All-Area MVPRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Nov 20 | Morris Daily Herald

    ... "I liked playing and being part of the team right away." One year of playing club volleyball for Players Choice in Kankakee helped prepare Polakovic for the challenges of the high school level. As an underclassman, her leadership ability was ...

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  19. Prankster who got her jollies decorating Illinois family's apartment turns herself in

    Friday Nov 20 | WGN-TV Chicago

    The home-invading Christmas elf has been identified, and it turns out to be a teenage prankster. Police in the Kankakee County town of Herscher had been puzzling over who decked the halls of an apartment while a family was away last weekend. The ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Kankakee County, IL, Herscher, IL

  20. Courts to Decide Fate of Ryan's PensionRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | NBC Chicago

    ... Wednesday morning regarding a reversed court decision by the state appeals court earlier this year that said the Kankakee Republican should be allowed to keep pension earnings from prior offices in which he was not convicted of crimes, the Sun-Times ...

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    Related Topix: Pension, Personal Finance, Prison, Kankakee County, IL

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