St. Joseph’s “Mammoth” Double Spired Church. It burned down July 29th, 1898. Early Postcard of the Church’s exterior with Our Lady Academy Administration building to the right. There are no
Continue readingEpisode 25: Manteno St. Joseph Church with Josh LaMore
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Since the pandemic began, the amount of domestic abuse cases seen in the Kankakee County Courthouse have increased dramatically. With that being said, I
Continue readingEpisode 24: Jenny Schoenwetter of Harbor House
Hey! I hope you’ve been enjoying the fall like weather we’ve been having lately here in Kankakee County. Before we dive into this week’s episode, I just wanted to say
Bill Yohnka has become such an intricate part of the greater Kankakee area. It’s not because he’s an incredible morning radio host on X-Country 106.5 FM or the announcer at
Kankakee County is home to so many incredibly talented singer-songwriters. I was lucky enough to get one of them, Lupe Carroll, to write the theme song for Kankakee Podcast. If
Hey! Welcome to the episode of Kankakee Podcast that’s dedicated to all animal lovers in the county. Surprisingly, baseball gets brought up as well. Jordan Chapman, the Director of the
Continue readingEpisode 20: Jordan Chapman, Director of the Kankakee County Humane Foundation
Hey! Welcome back to our monthly episode of Kankakee Podcast with The Kankakee County Museum! Unfortunately, we didn’t have an episode with the museum last month because of some technical
It never ceases to amaze me just how many talented people live here in Kankakee County. Another person to add to the list of incredible artists in Kankakee is comic
Continue readingEpisode 18: Darrell Damper – Comic Book Creator
Jim Ridings has written and published more than 20 books of local Illinois history. Several of those books are specifically about Kankakee County history. I’ve been reading, Kankakee Stories: A
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized more and more that I don’t know much about how our local government works. I also know I’m not the only one who doesn’t
Continue readingEpisode 16: Jake Lee – Kankakee County Auditor