The Northern Illinois Anglers Association will be holding its 43rd annual Kankakee and Iroquois River Clean Up on Saturday, Sept. 20, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visit RiverCleanUp.net for volunteer information.

Longtime Daily Journal photographer Bill “BJ” Jurevich has been behind a camera since the mid 1970’s. Jurevich's work is now displayed in a gallery, Life Through The Lens: A Photographic Retrospective, which runs through Oct. 25 at the Victorian House Gallery in Bourbonnais.

The 34th Annual Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 13 at Good Shepherd Manor in Momence to support the programs and services provided for over 100 men with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

The Estival Festival returns for its 5th annual event on Saturday, Sept. 20 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Bird Park’s Don Palzer Band Shell in Kankakee featuring over 25 local musical acts across two stages.

In this week’s “A Taylor-Made Life,” Taylor Leddin-McMaster reflects on a recent brush with jury duty. 

A list of recent births at Riverside Medical Center.

In this weekend’s “A Taylor-Made Life,” Taylor Leddin-McMaster recounts a recent visit to Oak Park with her coworkers turned friends.

A list of recent births at Riverside Medical Center.

Endangered leafy prairie clover was found for first the time since 1873 by volunteer conservationist Karen Horn on Langham Island, located near the Kankakee River State Park. The island is also the only known home to the Kankakee mallow flower.