Bourbonnais trustees approved the village’s tax rate during the board’s Monday meeting.

In this week’s “A Taylor-Made Life,” Taylor Leddin-McMaster shares a list of gift ideas under the category of: it doesn’t have to cost much to mean much. 

The city of Kankakee will continue its curbside recycling program with contractor Republic Services, of Phoenix, Arizona.

Peotone freshman Payton Pape's buzzer-beater gave the Blue Devils a three-point win over Wilmington in the finale of the Iroquois West Holiday Hoops Tournament, allowing the host Raiders to win the tournament title in a three-way tiebreaker.

Manteno's girls basketball team rode big double-doubles from Emily Horath and Maddie Gesky and a 21-point fourth quarter to a 47-26 win over Beecher, and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

The Salvation Army Kankakee has collected 36% of its $75,000 goal in the annual Red Kettle campaign.

Hunters in Illinois took a preliminary total of 81,225 deer during the seven-day 2025 Illinois firearm deer season that concluded Dec. 7

The Manteno Village Board passed an ordinance, banning the sale of synthetic drugs.

Dick Van Dyke – one of the most joyful performers in American television and film – has spent a lifetime making gravity look negotiable.