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Take a look at the players named to the Daily Journal All-Area team for the 2025-26 girls basketball season.

In this week's column, Dennis Marek writes about one of the passions of his life: collecting pennies.

Manteno junior Maddie Gesky has been named the 2025-26 Daily Journal Girls Basketball Player of the year after leading the Panthers to the winningest season in program history while also setting both the career and single-season records for points, rebounds and blocks.

Not willing to rebuild, some Aroma Township owners are ending their battles with nature.

Grant Park improved to 2-0 while handing Kankakee a loss in its season opener, Reed-Custer's Mackenzie Foote hit for the cycle and drove in eight runs for the Comets and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Herscher picked up its second win in a row and improved to 2-1 on the season with a 7-0 win over Kankakee on Friday, with the Tigers getting four one-hit innings from Brock Berns to hand the Kays a loss in their season opener.

Kankakee Community College to Host Guest Lecture and Faculty Panel on Robinson Crusoe on March 24 on KCC’s Riverfront campus in Kankakee.

A new tornado siren was installed in the village of Hopkins Park on Thursday morning, a little over a week after an EF-3 tornado touched down in Kankakee County.

As Aroma Park, southern Kankakee and the rest of Kankakee County continue cleanup after last Tuesday's storms, here are some tips on what to do and what to avoid.

Bradley-Bourbonnais senior Lydia Hammond opened the season with a one-hit shutout of Oak Forest, striking out 10 batters in an 11-0 win for the Boilermakers, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Aroma Park resident Maurice Norington, who died from injuries suffered during the March 10 tornado, is remembered as a quiet but friendly man who loved his family, horses, and '70s and '80s music.

The Land Bank met this past Tuesday and discussed its strategic plan while also approving improvements to several recently acquired properties.

In this weekend’s “A Taylor-Made Life,” Taylor Leddin-McMaster writes about the March 10 storm and the emotions of the aftermath.

Kankakee Community College has appointed Cesar Avalos as director of Continuing Education and Business Partnerships.

Support has poured in to Aroma Township from across Kankakee County and beyond following the March 10 tornado. That support is anchored by a little community bar in the heart of Aroma Park called the Fun Hub.

Gardner-South Wilmington's baseball team got two home runs from Reed-Millette and Watseka's softball team got a two-run outing from pitcher Lilly Kingdon, with both teams picking up season-opening wins in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

The man who was severely injured in an accident Wednesday at First Church of the Nazarene in Kankakee has died, Kankakee County Coroner Bob Gessner said.

Caution is required before signing on with home repair contractors, Kankakee Mayor Chris Curtis advised residents.

A man was transported in poor condition to Riverside Medical Center Wednesday after an accident at First Church of the Nazarene in the 1000 block of North Entrance Avenue.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School Scholastic Bowl team is advancing to the IHSA 2A State Finals for the first time since 2010.

An Illinois State Police Troop 5 trooper was seriously injured Tuesday in Iroquois County when the squad he occupied was struck.

In this week's column, Toby Moore wonders what the true limits may be for the human mind.

Kankakee will once again provide firework shows for the Juneteenth and July 4th celebrations.

The path of destruction from last week's tornado in Kankakee County was not limited to residential areas in Aroma Township, but a Kankakee business district as well.

The polls have closed in Kankakee County, and here's what to look out for as the ballots are counted.