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Bids from companies seeking to complete the $70 million facilities project at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School are under review and slated to come up for board vote next month.

Beecher's softball team won two games Saturday to improve to 17-0 on the season, Gardner-South Wilmington's baseball and softball teams each split a doubleheader with Serena, and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

In this week's column, Dennis Marek wonders how the framers of U.S. Constitution in 1775 would view the court's actions and the role of the Executive Branch plays in rulings today.

A list of recent births at Riverside Medical Center.

A fundraising organization has been established to aid Aroma Township residents impacted by the March 10 tornado, with a fundraising event set to take place from 5-11 p.m. May 30 at the Knights of Columbus.

The house and barn are gone, but the Gerth family will continue to move forward following their harrowing March encounter with the Aroma Township tornado.

Preston Payne threw a one-hitter and had three hits of his own for Bishop McNamara, Sophie and Mary Klawitter helped Peotone end Grant Park's undefeated start in softball and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

A four-run third inning was plenty of run support for Bradley-Bourbonnais baseball starter Andrew Kubal, who saw Lucas Garrett and Jace Boudreau come out of the bullpen to finish off a 5-1 win at Herscher Friday that snapped the Boilers' six-game losing streak

Bradley police, with assistance from other local agencies, investigated an April 17 incident at a carnival located in the 1600 block of North Bradley Boulevard.

The Village of Bourbonnais is returning two community-driven initiatives in celebration of Earth Day: Vera Amiano’s Garden at Jordan Park and the Weed Warriors volunteer program at The Grove.

A Kankakee woman was arrested Thursday by Bradley police who had responded to a fight involving approximately 15 people in the area of the 200 block of West Broadway Street.

The River Valley Wind Ensemble will perform a free spring concert on Sunday, May 3, at 4 p.m. at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School Auditorium.

A grand slam highlighted KaLeah Jackson's memorable day for Kankakee, the Bradley-Bourbonnais girls water polo team won in three overtimes and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

After Allie Johnson threw a stout five-plus innings in the circle, big sister Makenzie Johnson cracked a late two-run home run to give Beecher some insurance in the Bobcats' 4-0 win at Wilmington in a state-ranked clash Thursday.

Two days after scoring her 100th career goal, Herscher's Gianni Jaime scored two more as the visiting Tigers beat Illinois Central Eight Conference rival Peotone 4-1 in a rematch of last season's sectional semifinals.

The National Weather Service in Chicago earlier this week confirmed a second tornado touched in Iroquois County on April 17, earning an EF-2 rating.

Allie Werner of Peotone, Illinois was recently awarded the William Ahrens Scholarship by the Township Officials of Illinois.

In this week’s “A Taylor-Made Life,” Taylor Leddin-McMaster writes about her grandfather's impending 95th birthday and all that he's seen in his years.

The County of Kankakee is offering boaters a free safety inspection — no fines, no hassle — to get their vessels ready for the upcoming season.

With trash bags and grabbers in hand, volunteers set out on 29 Earth Day projects on Wednesday as part of the United Way of Kankakee & Iroquois Counties annual Day of Action.

A Lombard-based developer is targeting a 32-unit, senior housing development in south Kankakee.

Bradley-Bourbonnais softball team rallied for an extra-inning conference win over Sandburg, Bishop McNamara bounced back to beat Marian Central behind seven one-run innings and a two-run home run from Joslynn Dole and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Meet last week's Daily Journal Athlete of the Week, Bradley-Bourbonnais Nevaeh Brown.

Cheyenne Hayes continued her sensational senior season both in the circle and at the plate for Grant Park in the Dragons' 11-1 win at home against Watseka Wednesday.

Kankakee freshman Alina Mkhwanazi scored six goals, three in each half, as the host Kays overcame an early deficit to beat Beecher 8-4 in Southland Athletic Conference play Wednesday.