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An entire lineup of nine standouts return to the diamond from last year's Daily Journal All-Area softball team.

Kankakee police made an arrest last week in connection with a shots fired incident that occurred on Feb. 24.

Meet this week's Daily Journal Athlete of the Week, Coal City wrestler Aidan Kenney.

Fortitude Community Outreach was one of 10 small nonprofits throughout Illinois selected to receive Charitable Trust grant funding.

A new superintendent has been selected in the Grant Park school district, as John Palan is set to retire after 15 years at the helm.

Kankakee Community College is now accepting applications for its Fast Path transfer degree program.

The planned $18-million expansion of the Kanakee-based Aqua Illinois water plant brought neighborhood concerns during a public meeting.

The options for the Kankakee School District facility include repairing and updating infrastructure only, fully remodeling the building or demolishing the Edison school building.

After sending 14 wrestlers to last weekend's individual state tournament, Coal City's boys wrestling team capped off a perfect dual season when the Coalers repeated as Class 1A State champions on Saturday.

In her third straight trip to the IHSA Girls Wrestling State Finals, Clifton Central junior Payton Temple became the school's first state champion on Saturday, winning the 170-pound title.

UpliftedCare in Bourbonnais has announced its monthly caregiver support group for Wednesday, March 11.

The Bradley bar, Mac & Frankie's, recently learn their punishment for a December incident at its business.

In this week's column, Dennis Marek writes that even works of fiction cause real life questions.

A list of recent births at Riverside Medical Center.

Nearly one month following the tragic, horrific death of his fiancée at a Momence-area bar, the man who was set to marry Courtney Drysdale sat down with the Journal.

St. Anne nearly overcame an 18-point deficit to Fenger in the second half of Friday's Class 1A St. Anne Regional championship game, ultimately falling just three points short.

The Fightin' Irish got a 17-0 run in the first half and saw Callaghan O'Connor score their last dozen points in a 66-52 win over El Paso-Gridley in the Class 2A Herscher Regional championship.

Kankakee erupted for a season-high 93 points in Friday's IHSA Class 3A Geneseo Regional championship game against Plano, winning 93-41 to claim its third straight regional title.

The Iroquois Sheriff’s Office arrested Christopher Burton, of Milford, Friday on a warrant charging him with first degree murder.

Payton Temple is now two wins away from an IHSA Girls Wrestling State championship in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Riverside Healthcare is expanding its oncology team with the addition of Dr. Patrick Moore, who specializes in hematology and bone marrow transplants.

State Sen. Patrick Joyce, D-Essex, has advanced a bill that would allow for more humane hunting and expand the hunting industry in Illinois.

Michael C. Setticosi, of Aroma Park, was arrested by the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department Friday on suspicion of discharging a firearm.

Come see a Daily Journal subscriber-only preview of the musical Footloose: Youth Edition on Wednesday, March 11, 7pm in Kankakee for FREE!

An Onarga man in possession of a bomb in April 2025 was sentence this week to federal prison.