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Read Jake LaMore’s thoughts about the people and places of Kankakee County.

Cat Links Blog Posted on February 25, 2022February 25, 2022

Kankakee Public Library Helped Kent Wade “Shake the Fear”

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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Cat Links Blog Posted on February 15, 2022February 15, 2022

Jake Lee: Kankakee’s First County-Wide Elected African American Auditor

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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Cat Links Blog Posted on February 8, 2022February 8, 2022

Kankakee Navy Veteran Creates Comic Book Series

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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Cat Links Blog Posted on February 1, 2022February 1, 2022

Derek Grant Is A Walking Miracle

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

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Cat Links Blog Posted on January 19, 2022January 19, 2022

How Long Does It Take To Dig A Grave? Bill Yohnka Enlightens Us.

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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Cat Links Blog Posted on January 13, 2022January 13, 2022

Lupe Carroll almost played for Justin Bieber

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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Cat Links Blog Posted on January 6, 2022January 6, 2022

Nick Huffman Almost Left Kankakee For Good

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

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Cat Links Blog Posted on January 4, 2022January 6, 2022

Why We Need To Retrain The Way We Think Of Kankakee County

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

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