Jeff Bonty

UPDATE: Classes were canceled today for Bourbonnais Elementary District students following the theft of the catalytic converters from the buses.

It was proclaimed Mayor Paul Schore Day in the village of Bourbonnais Monday.

Bourbonnais Mayor Paul Schore takes a look back on serving the people of Bourbonnais for 28 years.

The final votes for the 2025 Municipal General Election were counted Tuesday.

Bird Park on Kankakee’s west side is getting its first update in years. he $1.2 million project will bring Kankakee Valley Park District’s flagship park more into the 21st Century.

The 2024 crime rate for each Kankakee, Bourbonnais and Bradley police departments showed each trending down.

Jeff Keast, currently a trustee and member of the Bourbonnais Citizens Party, defeated People’s Choice Party candidate David Zinanni in the mayoral contest.

Jeff Keast will be changing titles as a member of the Bourbonnais village government.

The 150th anniversary celebration kicks off with the Soirée de Bourbonnais — an outdoor formal gala — Saturday, May 17, at The Grove at Robert Goselin Park, 700 Main St. NW.

The imaging device and teamwork are key reasons Riverside Healthcare is honored as the Daily Journal’s Progress 2025 Innovator in Healthcare.

Kankakee Valley Park District Commissioners Don Palmer and Ray Eads were ribbing each other before Monday’s board meeting.

Bourbonnais village trustees approved a four-year contract with its Public Works employees at Monday’s board meeting.

A candidate running for a seat on the Kankakee School District 111 Board, Dajon Casiel, has been charged with Class A misdemeanor battery following an incident that occurred last year involving a current Kankakee High School student.

The Kankakee Valley Park District board of commissioners and Kankakee Arts CoLAB signed a deal last week.

Kankakee County Coroner Bob Gessner identified 39-year-old Tabitha Thompson as the victim in the train vs. pedestrian accident Tuesday on Kankakee’s south side.