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.

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

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

The Kankakee County Homeless Task Force is pushing for emergency options for warming those without shelter as brutal cold hits Kankakee County.

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.

For their continued dedication to helping foster children and families, The Daily Journal recognizes the women behind Georgie’s Closet as our 2025 Female Citizens of the Year.

An industrial processing issues resulted last week in an explosion of soap bubbled along and onto Kennedy Drive in Kankakee.

Alexis McCullough, 17, the former Miss Kankakee’s Teen 2025, was recently crowned Miss Chicago’s Teen 2026.

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.

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.

After extensive discussion in executive session, the Land Bank decided to list the property at 217 E. Court St. at $99,900.

An electrical fire Saturday afternoon on Kankakee’s northside left several tenants of an apartment building displaced.

Catch up on the week’s top Kankakee County news in minutes. Hear the week’s 5 most popular stories, read aloud for you, for the week of Jan. 18-24

Vietnam veterans Dorothy Bendix and William Terrill received the NSDAR Distinguished Citizen Medal for their service and volunteer work in the community.

The Kankakee Police Department is now at its full complement of officers following its latest staff additions.

The Kankakee Art League awarded an art award scholarship to Olivet Nazarene senior Ainsley Sasportas.

The Kankakee East Riverwalk project is moving forward and the goal remains for a mid- to late-summer completion, officials said.

Kankakee Fire Department Capt. Christopher Salazar has been promoted to the position of deputy chief.

In this weekend’s “A Taylor-Made Life,” Taylor Leddin-McMaster talks about spending time with her nieces by gifting experiences rather than tangible items.

Escape the cold and stock up on farmers’ market goods at the inaugural Kankakee Farmers’ Market winter market on Saturday, Jan. 24 from 8 a.m. to noon inside The Majestic in downtown Kankakee.

From Capitol News Illinois: In a joint statement from IDPH and the Illinois Department of Human Services released late Tuesday, the agencies confirmed a single case at Shapiro Center — home to adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities

St. Rose of Lima Chapel will present "Nuns Acting Out," an interactive comedic musical, Saturday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m.

Work on the Kankakee East Riverwalk has reached between 20% to 25% complete at the 1-acre park along the riverbanks at the South Schuyler Avenue and East River Street intersection. The $5-million project, proposed in 2017, broke ground in January 2025 and has been taking shape over the past year.

Wright in Kankakee hosts its very first Decades Trivia Night from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, February 13.

A single-family home in Kankakee that sold for $455,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Kankakee County in the past week.

Catch up on the week’s top Kankakee County news in minutes. Hear the week’s 5 most popular stories, read aloud for you, for the week of Jan. 11-17

While the Kankakee East Riverwalk remains months away from completion, the city gained a $990,000 state OSLAD grant for the West Riverwalk.

The Kankakee School Board passed a resolution finalizing the closure of Edison Primary School and approved contracts for asbestos abatement in the most damaged areas of the building on Monday.

Weekend events by the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Foundation are set to observe, reflect and celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

A list of recent births at Riverside Medical Center.

The Will County Coroner's Office has identified Makenna Maurisak, 24, as the driver killed in the Thursday morning collision.

KCC's Fast Path program is accepting applications for Fall 2026

Temo Guerrero, a 2025 graduate of the registered nursing program at Kankakee Community College, has been awarded The DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nursing Students.

A Kankakee man now faces several felonies, including a hate crime charge, in a Christmas Eve incident at Mac & Frankie’s in Bradley.

The driver of a passenger vehicle was killed when it collided with a Manhattan School District bus carrying students Thursday morning in southeastern Will County.

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly introduced articles of impeachment against the Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, regarding self-dealing for personal benefit and obstruction of Congress. Kelly said Noem used her position to guide a federal contract to a firm operated by a friend

In this weekend’s “A Taylor-Made Life,” Taylor Leddin-McMaster check out a list of local events to keep you busy while awaiting warmer weather and sunshine.

Winter weather forced road closures on Interstate 57, U.S. Route 45 and Illinois Route 17 in Illinois

Explore KCC Day to be held Feb. 16 at KCC’s Riverfront Campus

Food Pantry’s next mobile drive-through pantry is Thursday, January 15, from 11:00 a.m. to noon, in Bourbonnais.

Patrick Kerrwood was welcomed as St. Mary’s Hospital New Chief Executive

The long-vacant TTC of Illinois building in the Shoppes at Meadowview complex is set for demolition.

Kankakee County Treasurer Nick Africano’s civil motion against the city of Kankakee was dismissed Friday regarding body camera footage from a Dec. 3 incident involving Kankakee police.

About 100 people gathered for a protest and vigil held in Bourbonnais as part of the nationwide ICE Out for Good Weekend of Action events on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in the wake of the shooting death of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, Minn.

The Iroquois Federal Foundation awards grants to nonprofits working in affordable housing, education, health and human services, youth programs, and general community improvement.

Kankakee followed through on its pledge to alert residents of their responsibilities for living along the designated snow route.

Influenza infections are surging statewide as a new strain of the virus continues to spread, and Kankakee County is no exception.