Franciscan Health is offering pre-diabetic patients the opportunity to help prevent or delay Type 2 Diabetes with its year-long Diabetes Prevention Program. Franciscan Health’s 12-month virtual, online Diabetes Prevention Program follows guidelines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that have proven to prevent or delay Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes is one of […]
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St. Rose of Lima Chapel Monthly Mass April 28
All are welcome to attend the Mass celebrated each month at St. Rose of Lima Chapel, 486 W. Merchant Street in Kankakee. This month’s Mass will be held on Friday, April 28, at 6 p.m. Those attending are asked to enter through the west door under the canopy. There is an elevator near that entrance.
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Happy Birthday/Happy Anniversary!!
Very special belated happy birthday wishes to: April 20: Rev. Tom Ewing, Pastor of St. Luke UCC in Beecher!!! Hope it was a great day!!! Extra special happy birthday wishes to: April 30: Sheila Zdzinicki!! May 4: Howard Asbrand!! May 5: Joe Hall and Dick Smerz on his 92nd!!!!! Wow!!! Congratulations and hope it’s a […]
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AngelEye Bridges Gap Between Home, Special Care Nursery
As a labor and delivery nurse at the Franciscan Health Family Birth Center in Olympia Fields, Heather Carter was confident of the excellent care she and her baby would receive there. What the New Lenox mom did not anticipate was that Liam would be born at 36 weeks and experience difficulty breathing, requiring a longer […]
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Join Adopt a Soldier Memorial Weekend
Walk to Honor; Walk to Remember; Join the Battle – 22 to NONE! Adopt-a-Soldier invites the community to its annual Ruck March on Sunday, May 28. The 22K Ruck March will step-off at 7:30 a.m. at Walmart in Bradley and end at the Will County Fairgrounds in Peotone around noon. For those participating, the $25 […]
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IPHCA Pushes for Increased Funding at Illinois Capitol Advocacy Day
As Illinois makes mental health and substance abuse care a top priority, leaders of community health centers, also known as Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and their legislative champions made a direct, powerful case at the state Capitol for increased funding to treat thousands more facing health challenges in underserved communities. The Illinois Primary Health […]
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Something New is Rolling into Kankakee County!
Visit Kankakee County, who locals know as the Kankakee County Convention and Visitors Bureau (KCCVB), has been busy keeping up with all things new and ever changing in Kankakee County, and Wednesday, April 12, was the official release of their most recent marketing publication, the holy grail of tourism tips for Kankakee County: The Visitors […]
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CSL Plasma Expands with New Kankakee Donation Center
New Center is adjacent to CSL Behring manufacturing site; helps meet growing demand for therapies derived from plasma. CSL Plasma, the plasma collection business of global biotherapeutics leader CSL Behring, announced the opening of its 320th U.S. plasma collection center in Kankakee, at 725 N. Kinzie Avenue, Building 201, adjacent to the CSL Behring manufacturing […]
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Fight Club Survivor Mother’s Day Basket Bingo!
Mark your calendars for the very popular Fight Club Survivor’s Mother’s Day Basket Bingo on Saturday, May 13, from 6 – 10 p.m., at the Grant Park Community Center, 209 W. Dixie Highway in Grant Park. Doors open at 5 p.m., with Bingo beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 per person. The fun, family-friendly, […]
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Will County Recorder Warns Against Costly Veteran Services
Will County Recorder Karen A. Stukel advises Will County veterans to be cautious of companies offering to submit their military discharge papers (DD-214) for recording or provide copies of their military discharge papers for a service fee. “These services are provided at no cost to veterans in my office” Stukel stated. The company that recently […]