Radeke Brewery, west side of Dearborn Avenue, south of River Street Photoengraving from 1900 pictorial booklet, Souvenir of Kankakee by Irvin W. Powell. Hey! I hope you've been enjoying the fall like

Bill Yohnka. Photo by, Scott Dombrowski. 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

Todd Hazelrigg 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 Lupe tur

Jordan Chapman, Director of The Kankakee County Humane Foundation. Hey! Welcome to the episode of Kankakee Podcast that's dedicated to all animal lovers in the county. Surprisingly, baseball gets brou

B. Harley Bradley House, 701 S. Harrison, taken in July,1952, following the death of Joseph Dodson, who lived there for many years. The photos were taken for newspaper sale advertisements. The house w

Darrell Damper, creator of the Comic Book Series, "Hi-Top".    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 a

Local award-winning author, Jim Ridings.    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

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 understand local government operation. So on

Left to Right: Eric Peterson of Project Headspace & Timing, Jake LaMore, host of Kankakee Podcast. On Saturday, August 14th, 2021, we recorded our very first live episode of Kankakee Podcast at Heroes

Franklin Weber age 88 of Manteno, operating his Miehiel Vertical Letterpress in July 2021. You may know him as Mr. Weber or Franklin but I know him as Papa. Born in 1933 and raised in Manteno, it didn