Jerome J. “Jerry” Saathoff, 74, of Kankakee, died Wednesday (Jan. 28, 2009) at Riverside Medical Center.
Carol H. Northcott, 75, of Onarga, died Tuesday at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.
Paul A. Surprenant, 77, of Kankakee, died Tuesday in the emergency room at Provena St. Mary’s Hospital.
Evelyn Catherine Blekfeld, 91, of Bradley, died today at Bradley Royale Health Care Center.
Anna McLaren Barrett, 79, of Bourbonnais, died Wednesday at Provena St. Mary’s Hospital, Kankakee.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — More than a million homes and businesses were left in the cold without power Thursday in the wake of an icy winter storm could face a lengthy wait for electricity to come back, even as federal help was promised to two states hit hardest by the blast. (more…)
Visitation for Laura-Lu Sanstrom, 80, of Kankakee, will be from 9 a.m. Saturday until the 10 a.m. celebration of the memorial Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Momence, where she was a member.
Visitation for Ira D. Fitzpatrick Sr., 84, of St. Anne, will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at the Leggett Funeral Home, Hopkins Park, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday.
G. William “Bill” Howard, 72, of Manteno, died Tuesday (Jan. 27, 2009) at his home. Cremation rites have been accorded.
• Will County is now offering discount prescription drug cards at no cost to county residents.
• Someone tried to enter the Kankakee County Courthouse with a gun.
• Larry Huffman, former Kankakee Community College president, is returning as interim president.
