As delivery drivers Vernon Coy and Robert Metz turned their trucks into the alley behind Clifton’s Royal Blue Grocery Store shortly after 4 a.m. on Sept. 10, 1954, they could
Richard Guimond was not only a wartime hero, he was a hero for the Kankakee Fire Department as well. Guimond is the oldest living retiree from the fire department.
Like many animal shelters across the nation, shelters in Kankakee and Iroquois counties continue to operate at capacity. Shelter Animals Count, a national database of shelter statistics, estimates that the
In today s Heard on the Street: Jamie Skraban, of Peotone, operates Huckleberry s Snack Shack, a pet food pantry for pet owners in need of food for their animals. Recently, the