Kankakee Daily Journal - Shaw Local

Bourbonnais Township Park District's annual Family Night Out transforms Perry Farm Park into a carnival of summer fun—live music, carnival games, inflatable mazes, mini golf, food trucks, and activities for toddlers through teenagers, all in one evening for $10 per carload.

Authorities from three local agencies recovered 18 dogs in Pembroke Township Friday. The dogs are believed to have been associated with an alleged dog-fighting ring.

The Momence Police Department investigated a single-vehicle crash that left two people dead and two others seriously injured early Sunday morning.

I enjoy having my grandchildren here, but this Grandma was ready for her recliner after everyone left. How nice to be able to enjoy them all, then still get your sleep at night.

The process used to pay for the construction of a gas storage facility at the Bourbonnais Township facility by the highway commissioner has become a point of contention with the township board of trustees.

Milford/Cissna Park senior capped her stellar four-sport high school career with a 1A triple jump title and Wilmington's McKenna Van Tilburg won four medals, including the 1A 100-meter hurdles title.

Down 2-0 after five innings, Gardner-South Wilmington softball came back to top Grant Park in an extra-inning regional title thriller. And more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Jim Edmonstone, of Greene Forensic Accounting Solutions of Chicago, presented results of a financial forensic audit in a special board meeting.

In this week's column, Dennis Marek writes gambling may not be brought into the body as alcohol or drugs, but it is otherwise the same.

Physical and mental trauma sustained in the March 10 tornado by an Aroma Township homeowner continues to overwhelm her years of joy at her Sandbar Road property.

Peotone's girls soccer team beat Beecher 2-1 in the IHSA Class 1A Manteno Regional championship, earning its fifth straight regional title, while Herscher beat Reed-Custer 3-1 for its 10th straight regional crown. That and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Quinn Zdralevich scored the tie-breaking goal in the 70th minute, and Providence went on to beat Kankakee 2-1 for the Celtics' third straight regional title.

The Beecher softball team secured the program's fourth straight regional title and 11th in the last 12 seasons with a 14-6 win over Manteno in Friday's IHSA Class 2A Manteno Regional championship game.

Bradley-Bourbonnais got a one-hitter and a first-inning RBI from Lydia Hammond, with Alayna Sykes providing late insurance for a 2-0 win over Normal Community that gave the Boilermakers their fifth straight Class 4A Regional championship.

University of Illinois Extension and Illinois 4-H are urging schools, after-school programs, and families to take small, concrete steps to help youth feel supported.

Kankakee County Sheriff’s Police are investigating a hit and run accident in western Kankakee County that left a man in serious condition.

A Kankakee man was charged by the Kankakee County State’s Attorney’s Office with criminal trespass to a residence when a person is present and battery following an alleged incident that occurred Monday in Herscher.

Jerome Simms, of Kankakee, was sentenced last week to six years in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possessing a firearm as a felon.

Virgil Foster is one of the last of his generation. Foster, 99, a resident of St. Anne, is a World War II veteran. He enlisted in the Navy Nov. 16, 1944.

Wilmington's McKenna Van Tilburg advanced to Saturday's state finals in four events and Milford/Cissna Park's Addison Lucht advanced in three to lead a group of Class 1A girls track and field athletes in Thursday's prelims. That and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Kankakee County Circuit Judge Lindsay Parkhurst ruled that Concerned Citizens of Manteno, Illinois, and Manteno resident Brian Kovaka can file a fourth amended complaint against the Village of Manteno, 333 South Spruce LLC, Gotion, Inc., and Gotion Illinois New Energy Inc.

A 37-year-old Bourbonnais woman was sentenced to one-year in federal prison Tuesday for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering.

A Kankakee County jury found a Texas man guilty of second-degree murder in a 2021 shooting in Bradley that left one man dead and two others injured.

Although the Disaster Loan Outreach Centers in Kankakee County have closed, the U.S. Small Business Administration is still accepting applications for physical damage loans until June 8.

Volunteers are needed to help place over 6,000 American flags on the graves of veterans at Kankakee cemeteries Thursday and Friday beginning at 8 a.m. ahead of Memorial Day.