Anthony Gulley, of Kankakee, agreed to plead guilty Thursday to the January 2023 killing of 47-year-old Randel Robinson II, of Kankakee, in Kankakee County Court.

Seven of the Daily Journal area's 15 prep football teams are 5-1 or better through six weeks, with 12 teams at 3-3 or better.

A Kankakee woman accused of shooting and killing 58-year-old Harold Williams in June 2022 agreed to plead guilty to second degree murder Thursday.

Already this year, Herscher School District has reported 43 stop arm violations to the Herscher Police Department Chief Kurt Quick said.

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The 44th Kankakee County Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service honored the ultimate sacrifice made by the area's eight firefighters and their families on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025.

The 44th Kankakee County Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service honored the ultimate sacrifice made by the area's eight firefighters and their families on Friday morning near the memorial wall on the Kankakee County Courthouse lawn.

My mother penned the Amish Cook column for 11 years. I was a teenager at home when she started writing. After her sudden death on Sept. 17, 2002, I started writing.

For the third straight year, student enrollment for Fall 2025 semester has increased at Kankakee Community College.

There is more to Mexican food than tacos and burritos and a new restaurant in downtown Kankakee is set to show this to area diners.