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The Bishop McNamara community came together on Friday to host the River Valley Special Rec's basketball teams, the Raccoons and the Rebels, as they had their 2025-26 seasons come to an end.

In their first home game in three weeks, Kankakee got off to a slow start against Thornwood before picking things up down the stretch for an 11-point win, powered by a 28-point night from Lincoln Williams.

The Life and Legacy of the Rev. William H. Copeland Jr. exhibit will open Saturday, Feb. 7 at the Kankakee County Museum.

The Amazon driver who crashed his delivery vehicle near BBCHS has died, the Kankakee County Coroner office reported.

Kankakee County State’s Attorney Jim Rowe announced that Robert Reardanz, Jr., 41, of Kankakee, was found guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in relation to a May 2025 road rage incident.

In this week's column, Dennis Marek wonders at what cost will someone pay for the code-breaking solution?

Whether it was leading a Scout troop, helping with the annual Chocolate Tour or persuading state and federal officials to add an interchange on Interstate 57, Paul Schore did it for the community.

Kankakee's Malea Harrison, Manteno's Maddie Gesky and Grant Park's Taylor Panozzo and Abi Roberts all had double-doubles, plus more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Wilmington came out on top of a back-and-forth Illinois Central Eight Conference battle with Herscher at home on Thursday, beating the Tigers 52-50.

Local school districts have different takes when it comes to e-learning versus a traditional snow day.

Bradley police investigated a single-vehicle crash that occurred Thursday afternoon on West North Street near Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School.

The second, and more intense, environmental study of a nearly 12-acre parcel in Bradley is nearing its start.

In this week’s “A Taylor-Made Life,” Taylor Leddin-McMaster reflects on memories of her peers from her past while celebrating their accomplishments as they have all grown together.

Cameron Gray's 19 points led Gardner-South Wilmington in a double overtime thriller over Herscher, Reed-Custer's Eddie Bryan and Cissna Park's Addison Lucht each broke the 20-point mark and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

After trailing by double digits early in the third quarter, Alex Chenoweth helped spark a dominant third-quarter run before Ethan McNeil took over in the fourth quarter to give Peotone a 64-52 win over Beecher Wednesday.

In this week's column, Toby Moore weighs the question: Is it better to miss an opportunity rather than joining with the wrong person?

Anyone in need can come for food. There are no residential or financial restrictions.

A dedicated group of volunteers have kept Langham Island alive and vibrant for more than a decade. It's resulted in the resurgence of rare plants to the unique island on the Kankakee River.

Despite trailing by 16 points in the second quarter, Morris came back for a 56-48 win over Kankakee on Tuesday, its second straight road victory over a team with more than twice as many wins.

St. Anne beat Tri-Point 66-30 to clinch an unbeaten River Valley Conference season, Kankakee beat Bloom 67-47 to improve to 8-0 in Southland Athletic Conference play and more in Tuesdays' Daily Journal roundup.

Thanks to a game-high 16 points from AJ Kenney and a pair of Carter Nicholson buckets that capped a 12-0 third-quarter run, Coal City scored its first Illinois Central Eight Conference win of the season at Herscher on Tuesday.

The new Bradley village clerk took the oath of office on Monday.

Illinois State Police Troop 5 is currently on the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 57 northbound at the 309 mile marker.

40th District Sen. Patrick Joyce, D-Essex, discusses the opportunities that a new year brings.

For the second time this month, Will County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man and woman from Bourbonnais in regards to the closed Balmoral Park horseracing facility.