Beecher

The Beecher softball team earned its fifth state championship in a game for the ages, a 5-2 10-inning win over Carterville in the Class 2A championship game Saturday, June 7, 2025 at the Louisville Slugger Complex in Peoria.

Beecher softball is headed to the state championship game for the seventh time in school history after defeating Auburn 4-2 in the Class 2A State semifinals at Peoria's Louisville Slugger Complex Friday, June 6, 2025.

Since Kevin Hayhurst returned to his alma mater as the softball coach 23 years ago, the Beecher softball program became and has continued to set the state's standard of excellence.

Beecher School District 200U retirees Tammy Wehling and Amy Propper got some special recognition last week at an assembly recognizing years of service as the district concluded another school year.

Dade Bradley of Wilmington is the new beekeeper to oversee the observational hive at the Plum Creek Nature Center in Will County.

Voters this week in Will County determined who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries. See the results here.

This spring, Will County voters will get to decide who will represent them on their town, school, park and township boards, as well as weigh in on local referendum questions.

A Peotone family was held at gunpoint and robbed Friday night while changing a flat tire. Police have a "heavy presence" in the area seeking the suspects.

The Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department and Kankakee County Coroner’s office are investigating a fatal vehicle vs. pedestrian accident that occurred Thursday in Yellowhead Township. The victim, Jacob M. Riechers, of Grant Park, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Beginning Friday, 19 paintings depicting Smokey Bear, the immensely popular symbol of the U.S. Forest Service’s wildfire prevention campaign, will be on display at four Will County forest preserve visitor centers.

Plainfield Township beta tested the Thriveworks program in 2023 and then increased its budget in 2024 for mental health services.

The home Ann Loitz, 93, of Beecher was destroyed by fire on Dec. 12. She and her husband raised their four children in the house where she has lived for more than 60 years.

Ann Loitz in Beecher is lucky to be alive after a mid-December fire destroyed her single-story home