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Year in Photos: A look back at 2025

Remy Strysik, 5, of Bourbonnais, dances around with friends as Kankakee-based rock band Deconstructing Jim performs on the Hill Stage during Merchant Street MusicFest on Friday, July 25, 2025.

Remy Strysik, 5, of Bourbonnais, dances around with friends as Kankakee-based rock band Deconstructing Jim performs on the Hill Stage during Merchant Street MusicFest on Friday, July 25, 2025. (Tiffany Blanchette/Tiffany Blanchette)

By Tiffany Blanchette

As the first full week of 2026 begins, take a look back at Kankakee County’s top news and feature pictures from 2025, selected by Daily Journal photo editor Tiffany Blanchette.

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Remy Strysik, 5, of Bourbonnais, dances around with friends as Kankakee-based rock band Deconstructing Jim performs on the Hill Stage during Merchant Street MusicFest on Friday, July 25, 2025.

Merchant Street MusicFest 2025 Remy Strysik, 5, of Bourbonnais, dances around with friends as Kankakee-based rock band Deconstructing Jim performs on the Hill Stage during Merchant Street MusicFest on Friday, July 25, 2025. (Tiffany Blanchette/Tiffany Blanchette)

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Tiffany Blanchette

Tiffany Blanchette

Tiffany Blanchette has been a photojournalist with the Daily Journal since 2014 and Photo Editor since 2018. She has won awards for her work from the Illinois Press Association and the National Press Photographers Association. She enjoys covering everything from news to sports in the very community she grew up in.