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Homeless man charged in Kankakee pipe attack last month

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By Jake Griffin
| Shaw Local Verified
A 59-year-old homeless man is facing aggravated battery charges after police said he attacked another man with a pipe near downtown late last month. According to a Kankakee police report, the attack took place in the late morning or early afternoon of Sept. 30 on the 600 block of East Oak Street. Police interviewed the victim in his hospital bed Sept. 30. The victim told police he was walking on the street when a man he identified as Heath W.
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Nearly 2,400 Bradley households received village rebate gift cards this year

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By Jake Griffin
| Shaw Local Verified
Nearly 2,400 Bradley households received prepaid gift cards from the village this year as part of its ongoing sales tax rebate program. Budgeted at $400,000, village officials said about $283,000 was distributed to more than 2,350 households between March and August of this year. The gift card program was initiated in 2023 after voters approved a special business district sales tax, officials said.
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Kankakee County man facing multiple weapons charges after attempting to elude police

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By Jake Griffin
| Shaw Local Verified
An 18-year-old Kankakee County man is facing multiple weapons charges after attempting to elude police and federal marshals Friday in Bradley. According to a Kankakee city police report, officers were assisting the marshals office Friday who were trying to locate Emmanuel D. Chandler, who had an outstanding warrant in connection with another weapons charge. Chandler was located on the 400 block of North Ivy Lane in Bradley, but attempted to flee when officers made contact, police said.
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Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

I worked as my High Schools Television News Program Director. It was also broadcast on our local cable news channel.