Read Jake LaMore’s thoughts about the people and places of Kankakee County.
Hello and welcome back! For this week’s Black History Month feature, we are going to be highlighting the ever-popular Kent Wade! Although many of us know Kent as the county’s
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Hello and welcome black! This week’s Black History Month feature is going to be spotlighting Kankakee County Auditor, Jake Lee. Before Jake Lee became Kankakee’s first county-wide elected African American
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Hello and welcome back! Did you know that Kankakee county is home to an original comic book series? For this week’s Black History Month feature, we are going to be
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Hello and welcome! It’s now February, which means it’s officially Black History Month. In honor and celebration of Black voices, Black identities, and Black success, we are going to be
When I sat down with Bill Yohnka for episode 22 of Kankakee Podcast, I had no idea we would end up talking about digging graves. It turns out, Bill’s grandfather
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When local singer/songwriter Lupe Carroll was on Kankakee Podcast in June of 2021, he told us SO many incredible stories. Including how he almost met and played for Justin Bieber.
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One of the most popular episodes of Kankakee Podcast is number thirteen with Nick Huffman, the owner of The Looney Bin in Bradley. There are so many great things I
I know many of us here in Kankakee County have been somber since Wednesday, December 29th, 2021. The main cause of that being a shooting that murdered Bradley Police Sergeant
Continue readingWhy We Need To Retrain The Way We Think Of Kankakee County