Federated Bank has named Jasmine Strohm as Assistant Vice President, Mortgage Loan Officer, and Branch Manager of its Bradley branch.

A request that the Downers Grove Village Council no longer proclaim June as Pride month drew criticism at Tuesday's council meeting

Locavore Farm opens its 11th season Thursday, May 21, with the return of Thursday Harvest Hangs. Tickets and details are available at locavorefarm.com.

Trustees heard the first of two readings for Bourbonnais’ budget ordinance during Monday’s meeting.

The “oohs” and “aahs” were nonstop when a traveling science museum came to Kankakee this week on its trip across the country.

A Carol Stream Cubs fan and kidney recipient threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Wednesday's Cubs game and reunited at the ballpark with Chicagoan Thomas Alessio, a White Sox fan who donated the kidney to her nearly six years ago.

Manteno officials remind residents the village has money after a misconception arose during public participation.

Kankakee County Coroner Bob Gessner identified 38-year-old Aaron Moore, of Chicago, as the victim killed in Tuesday’s shooting.

Secret Food Pantry brings mobile groceries to Bourbonnais on May 7, offering free food and raffle entries to residents in need.

A shooting on South Fifth Avenue in Kankakee left one man dead and another with non-life-threatening injuries Tuesday.

A teenage boy was injured in a shooting Tuesday morning at a Carol Stream home, police said

Carol Stream police are investigating an incident in the Newport Villages subdivision Tuesday.

Liberty Intermediate School Principal Bret Pignatiello was named Middle School Principal of the Year for the Three Rivers Region by the Illinois Principals Association.

A hearing is set for May 20 regarding the civil lawsuit brought against the building of the Gotion factory in Manteno.

A Kankakee home sustained $15,000 in damages to the exterior of the residence Monday.

Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield is now offering a new, $15 million advanced endoscopy center

Kankakee Community College’s agriculture and horticulture program is being recognized as an Innovator in Agriculture for the Daily Journal’s 2026 Progress Awards.

Michael Matthews resigned as a commissioner for the Kankakee Valley Park District.

The roots of the high school date back to its founding in Kankakee in 1922 as St. Patrick High School. The co-ed school moved to its current location in 1956 and became St. Patrick Central.

Riverside Healthcare has earned a 4-Star Employer Award from VETS Indexes, a national recognition program that evaluates how well organizations recruit, hire, develop, and support veterans and military-connected employees.

American Legion Auxiliary Post 766 will distribute red poppies on National Poppy Day, May 23, to raise funds for local veterans and their families.

About 75 people gathered at a May Day Strong rally outside of the Kankakee County Courthouse Friday afternoon as part of a coordinated national day of action.

In the role of sentinel and strategic advisor for businesses and organizations reliant on information technology is Advanced Computer Specialists in Bradley, which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year.

Silva’s Illinois roots go back to 1979, but it wasn’t until 1994 that it opened its first processing facility in Momence, now its headquarters.

Homeowners whose properties were damaged in the March 10 storm can apply for assessment reductions and a natural disaster exemption to help offset costs.

Cellist Mike Block is bringing an intimate concert to one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural masterpieces on Thursday, May 28.

With total costs coming in at nearly $86 million, about $16 million over budget, Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School officials are working with architects to reduce costs for the planned $70 million facility project.

Earlier this month at a Kankakee County Board committee meeting, Sheriff Mike Downey mentioned how close the tornado came to striking the public safety center and jail.

Three people, two requiring extrication, were injured in a rollover crash involving a pickup truck Thursday on Route 173 in Richmond, officials report.

A man has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs in connection with a February crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in Downers Grove

Local plastic surgeon elected vice-speaker of the Illinois State Medical Society.

Center Cass School District 66 has responded to its inclusion the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating over policies related to gender and sexuality

Riverside Healthcare is hosting a free Baby & Beyond Fair on May 2 for expectant parents and families with young children.

Property damage from the March 10 tornado and severe storms is currently estimated at $28.7 million for Kankakee School District 111.

Thousands of events across the U.S. on May 1 will call for workers' rights and economic justice, with a local rally at the Kankakee County Courthouse.

The Kankakee Farmers' Market, which returns for its 28th year this Saturday, is shaping up to be the biggest yet with about 100 vendors set to participate.

A dozen DuPage County Board members and several countywide officials will get salary increases after the fall election, including a 35% pay hike for the board chairman

More than 250 students will receive degrees and certificates on Saturday, May 16, with a Riverside Healthcare executive serving as the keynote speaker.

University of Illinois Extension leadership toured horticulture programs in Joliet and Bourbonnais, the final stop in a statewide visit to all 27 multi-county units.

The free monthly support group brings together family caregivers to share experiences and learn about resources for managing serious illness.

Illinois State Police released the body camera footage Tuesday from the two Bradley Police officers involved in the April 8 shooting of 34-year-old Jose Orozco, of Bradley.

Sean Barry, a deputy sheriff with the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office, is a self-described weather geek.

Westmont’s annual Race to the Flag 5K benefitting the People’s Resource Center (PRC) will take place Memorial Day Weekend

John Palan, superintendent of Grant Park Community Unit School District 6, has been named the 2026 Superintendent of Distinction by his peers in the Three Rivers Region of the Illinois Association of School Administrators.

Olivet Nazarene University has called Bourbonnais home since 1940, with roots extending back to 1907. It numbers 775 full- and part-time employees, not counting part-time adjunct instructors

While some movement in a school district’s teaching staff is normal, poor teacher retention hurts student achievement and hits districts financially, studies show. It can cost nearly $12,000 to recruit, hire and train a new teacher.

Riverside Healthcare donated more than $12,000 to 18 high schools across Kankakee, Grundy, Will, and Iroquois counties for their 2025 fall sports seasons.

For decades, a colony of monk parakeets have called the ComEd substation that abuts the Great Western Trail along Swift Road near Lombard home.

The Kankakee Regional Land Bank Board Authority approved two sales at its meeting on Tuesday.

Riverside Healthcare will demolish the former Cigna building on its Bourbonnais property, determining that restoration costs were too high.