• Kankakee County is appealing the Illinois State Supreme Court to uphold the Illinois Appellate Court’s decision to block a proposed 263-acre landfill in Otto Township — a decision Town & Country Utilities Inc. petitioned the high court to reverse.

• Warm weather means a flurry of activity in the home of The Amish Cook. Find out more in today’s Life Section.

• As the season was coming to a disappointing end for the Kankakee Community College men’s basketball team, head coach Joe Lightfoot had one message for his Cavaliers. “You’ve got nothing to hang your head about.”