Revving up for the regatta
It's still more than three months away, but details of the reboot of the Kankakee River Valley Regatta power boat races are being finalized here in the upcoming weeks.
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It's still more than three months away, but details of the reboot of the Kankakee River Valley Regatta power boat races are being finalized here in the upcoming weeks.
A mix of outdoors stories, including the Illinois Farm Bureau has launched an action request asking members to contact their state senator to urge them to vote no on proposed legislation that could allow the Illinois DNR to regulate every size wetland in the state.
KANKAKEE — While Visit Kankakee County, the new, pared-down version of the former Kankakee County Convention & Visitors Bureau, remains committed to tourism, its greater role is marketing this region.
Kankakee County could add about $1 million to its general fund just by collecting interest off its special funds account. It's a novel idea that Kankakee County Treasurer Nick Africano
At Kankakee County Board’s Highways and Waterways committee meeting, Board Chairman Andy Wheeler said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved a permit for dredging the Kankakee River at the