On Friday, Oct. 22, 1954, some 150 patrons of Kankakee’s Luna Theater were just settling in to watch the evening showing of the film, “Adventures of Robinson Crusoe,” when they
On July 16, 1930, Page 1 of the Kankakee Daily Republican had the headline, “Tree-Sitting Marathon to Start Here,” and the Republican reported, “Several children residing on the 200 block
In the Roaring Twenties, dancing was a major form of entertainment. Local couples, young and old, “danced the night away” to the music of bands playing at such venues as