'Mass of Hope' prayer service - March 12, 2026 Bishop Chris Glancy, of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, left, and Rev. Matt Pratscher, of St. John Paul II Catholic Church, lead a Mass and prayer service held in Aroma Park on Thursday, March 12, 2026, following the EF-3 tornado that tore through the town and Kankakee County on March 10. (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.