• A Buckingham man smiled as he was led from a Kankakee County courtroom by police Monday afternoon after a jury acquitted him of sexual assault charges involving a young relative.
• Taking care of children isn’t easy. It’s not even fun some days. But there are times when life certainly is better with kids. Check out Howard Ludwig’s column today in Life.
• Less than 10 minutes into his soccer team’s match with Manteno High School on Monday, Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School goalkeeper Nate Wadley and Manteno forward David Gonzalez got tangled in midair as they jumped for a ball in the goalie box. Read more in Sports.
E. Laraine Clements, 90, of Wellington, died Saturday (Aug. 28, 2010).
Cecil J. Hustedt, 96, of Chebanse, died Friday (Aug. 27, 2010).
Marguerite A. Jones, 96, of Thawville, died Friday (Aug. 27, 2010) at the Gilman Healthcare Center.
George V. Good, 86, of St. Anne, died Thursday (Aug. 26, 2010) at his home.
• It’s likely anyone who called for Kankakee School District 111’s superintendent or participated in a school board meeting in the past 23 years, first dealt with Jill Braun, executive secretary to the superintendent and school board.
• There were a lot of weekend events and you will find many photos in today’s newspaper. You may even find a photo of yourself.
• The beautiful game had many ugly moments in the championship of the All-Area Invitational Saturday at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School.
Thelma Virginia Bonvallet, 99, died Aug. 13, 2010.
Flossie Maxine Myers, 78, of Oakland, Ark., formerly of Wilmington and Manteno, died Tuesday (Aug. 24, 2010).
• Members of the Kankakee High School and Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School marching bands will be performing together at halftime of the varsity football game tonight at Kankakee High School.
• Summer may be coming to an end, but the new movies keep coming out even as Labor Day rolls around. Read more in Life.
• Frank Williams says he’s been “tinkering with taxidermy all my life” and professionally for the past five years. So, it’s not surprising that his 12-year-old daughter Cheyanne has been following the family business.
Now, their work has been recognized on the national level.
Willie B. Arnold III, 37, of Sun River Terrace, died Monday (Aug. 23, 2010) at Provena St. Mary’s Hospital, Kankakee.
