Randi Whittington, 31, of Kankakee, died Friday (Jan. 30, 2009) at Riverside Medical Center.
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Martin A. Webber, 75, of Herscher, died Thursday (Jan. 29, 2009) at the Illinois Veterans Home at Manteno.
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Dolores T. Lergner, 81, of Bourbonnais, died Wednesday (Jan. 28, 2009) at St. James Hospital in Olympia Fields.
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Tsutomu Arakaki, 83, of Kankakee, died Saturday (Jan. 24, 2009) at Provena St. Mary’s Hospital.
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Alsia C. Romano, 98, of Bourbonnais, died Thursday (Jan. 29, 2009) at Miller Center.
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Alvina “Annie” Hutchinsen, 86, of Kankakee, died Friday (Jan. 30, 2009) in Urbana.
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Wanieta Bastien, formerly of Kankakee, died Tuesday (July 17, 2007), in Chandler, Ariz. at the age of 97.
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Kenneth A. Duggins, 60, of Kankakee, died Thursday (Jan. 29, 2009) at his home.
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• Kankakee residents breathed a collective sigh of relief Thursday after Rod Blagojevich was convicted and removed as Illinois governor. Then they turned their attention to freshly sworn-in Gov. Pat Quinn. Find out what several local people think about the subject.
• Find out about Gov. Pat Quinn’s background and just a few of the surprises he is encountering already from the previous administration.
• Kankakee’s unemployment rate is up to 10.5 percent, up 2.9 percent compared to December 2007. It’s the second highest over-the-year rate jump in the state. Find out about other area counties too.
• Kankakee High School student Henry Wilkes will stay in school rather than go to prison for breaking into a clothing store thanks to a plea bargain agreement reached in court on Thursday.
Gladys M. Cook, 86, of King of Prussia, Pa., formerly of Kankakee, died Tuesday (Jan. 27, 2009) at ManorCare Health Services in King of Prussia.



