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🌱 Kankakee musicians bring the orchestra to a new generation

Kankakee, Illinois Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Kankakee! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Kankakee musicians bring the orchestra to a new generation
  • Riverview house walk opens doors to both Frank Lloyd Wright homes
  • Kankakee’s healthy-looking corn hid a disappointing harvest

Also on today's calendar: Q4 2026 Board Meeting and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A couple of showers; cooler, with a high of 57 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 46, low: 31.
  • Friday: Cloudy and chilly, with a high of 43 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Kiwanis, KVSO host 42nd youth concert (shawlocal.com) — More than 1,300 students got a free introduction to orchestral music at the 42nd Kiwanis Youth Concert on Nov. 2, supported by the Kiwanis Club of Kankakee. The Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra demonstrated instruments for young listeners and next performs “A Baroque Christmas” Dec. 6 at Asbury United Methodist Church in Kankakee.
   

2. Riverview house walk to open Frank Lloyd Wright homes, St. Rose Church, Dec. 6 (shawlocal.com) — Both Frank Lloyd Wright homes in Kankakee’s Riverview Historic District will welcome Holiday House Walk visitors Dec. 6, together for the first time in 50 years, organizers say. The 11 a.m.–4 p.m. tour also includes neighborhood homes and St. Rose Church. Tickets cost $25 in advance or $30 that day, with proceeds supporting neighborhood projects.
   

3. A mostly average 2026 harvest for Kankakee County farmers (shawlocal.com) — Kankakee farmer Dave Wulff’s towering corn stalks hid a disappointing harvest: one field yielded roughly 60 bushels per acre, far below the county’s usual 200-plus. While county farmers describe the overall harvest as mostly average, weather extremes, high costs and lower grain prices have made the year financially challenging.
   

4. Renewed Hope As Lost Dog Believed Spotted In Kankakee, His 'Person' Won't Give Up (patch.com) — A Nov. 5 doorbell video from Kankakee has renewed Jenny Grant’s hope of finding Grimm, a Belgian Malinois missing for more than a month. Grant believes the dog seen near Kensington Avenue is her longtime companion and asks anyone spotting him to take video and call 708-655-1295.
   

5. Strangled on the high seas: Kankakee native charged in bloody cruise killing (nbcchicago.com) — Kankakee native Jason Leon Watford faces a federal murder charge in the death of a woman traveling with him aboard a Caribbean-bound cruise ship. He is being held without bond. Illinois records show Watford previously received a 10-year prison sentence for offenses including attempted murder.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I’m getting a house ready for my mom, and I’d like to have a new mailbox built before she moves in.
    Would you be able to help with this? If you can recommend someone qualified, please kindly share their contact information. Thank you! (Nextdoor Brookmont Gardens)
  • Does anyone have an extra electric heater they are willing to give away.
    It would be greatly appreciated. Thank you In advance (Nextdoor Kankakeeeee)
  • Wendy's posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Kankakee. Apply here.
  • Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member 12672 in Kankakee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kankakee here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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