• An 81-year-old Manteno woman has lived through two bouts of cancer, emphysema and her husband’s death. She did not think she would live to see the man who killed her only son be put to death.
• It is Fairs and Festivals listings day. Make your plans with the help of our weekly feature.
• Sprinklers water the practices fields and the extra goal posts are in place. But exactly when, or if, the Bears will start training camp at Olivet Nazarene University is a question without an answer.
• Tyler Allen, 29, made a big mistake in 2000. Jovon Maloney was 16 when he made an even bigger mistake in 2006. Find out how they are changing their live after time behind bars.
• Saturday turned into a hot and longer-than-hoped-for day for Limestone at the Colt section tournament at LeVasseur Park.
But after two games on a field with little if any shade, Limestone advanced to the title game.
• Find out what the latest is on Rex, the 40-pound missing turtle.
• The Bellamy Brothers are performing in Watseka. Get details in Life.
• Now that the All-Star game is in the books and the second half of the baseball season is about to begin, Sports Reporter Tim Ahrens is ready to air a few comments with a humorous touch.
• The Iroquois County Board Tuesday accepted deeper setback requirements for wind turbine towers in Douglas Township, in the Gilman area, than for the rest of the county.
• Are your blooms looking dull? Deb Terrill has some suggestions to fix that. Learn more in Life.
• Read about PONY League baseball action in Sports.
• Read about a man who hosts a monthly non-demoninational “Cowboy Church” on a ranch southeast of Wilmington.
• When you think of summer gardens, do you think of beautiful bright colors? Read more in Life.
• A marred finish is forcing standings alterations at the Kankakee County Speedway.
• Even before the start of the Wolfgang Freitag Memorial Two-Person Team Time Trial on Sunday, Chantil Ruud and Kelli Richter were working against the clock.
• Every girl dreams about finding her Prince Charming. How did one Bourbonnais woman find hers? Find out in Life.
• After making it look easy, the Manteno 11-12 year-old Little League All-Star team is now looking ahead to its next challenge. Read more in Sports.
• Lisa High remembers what the doctor told her when he explained why she had such terrible pain in her neck. Then he told her she had cancer and one week to live.
• The language and culture of China and America have mixed for a new theatre production. Read more in Life.
• Bradley-Bourbonnais National manager Alan West believes his squad didn’t play up to its potential in a 12-2 loss to the Manteno All-Stars on Tuesday evening at the District 18 tournament. Read more in Sports.
• A Beecher woman is mourning the death of her eldest son, marking the second child she will have to bury.
• In Life today, the God Squad column focuses on a conflict that is old as religion.
• As Sam Mortell, 8, lined up his putt on the ninth hole of a local tournament, his father/caddy David gave him some advice.
• In one local city, a slim balancing act is taking place — budget revenues outpace expenses by a mere $485.
• Celebrating the Fourth of July, an unusual wedding day and relaxing after the races - all are featured in this week’s Out and About page in Life.
• Summer collegiate baseball is coming to Kankakee. Read more in Sports.
• What is it like to return to the town you grew up in? Is there a certain song that comes to mind? Read more in Jeff Bonty’s column today.
• Hannah Wilkinson, a 2005 graduate of Kankakee High School who studied special education at the University of Illinois, is now teaching in Ogongo, Namibia. A story about her appears on the editorial page.
• In Sports, find the results of lots of weekend events both locally and around the world.
