Several lawmakers from Illinois vowed to oppose a spending bill for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that nevertheless passed on Thursday with a 220-207 vote in the House.

Manteno Board voted 3-2 against asking Gotion to file a CFIUS form.

Extreme cold entering the area on Friday has caused area schools to announce closures and e-learning days.

The Kankakee East Riverwalk project is moving forward and the goal remains for a mid- to late-summer completion, officials said.

Kankakee Fire Department Capt. Christopher Salazar has been promoted to the position of deputy chief.

In this weekend’s “A Taylor-Made Life,” Taylor Leddin-McMaster talks about spending time with her nieces by gifting experiences rather than tangible items.

Raef, president and longtime member of the Bourbonnais Elementary School Board, died Tuesday, Jan. 13, at Riverside Medical Center. She was 69.

Manteno held on for a 57-52 victory over Watseka/Milford on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026.

A Kankakee man was charged with driving under the influence following a crash in Lil’s Park on Saturday.

Escape the cold and stock up on farmers’ market goods at the inaugural Kankakee Farmers’ Market winter market on Saturday, Jan. 24 from 8 a.m. to noon inside The Majestic in downtown Kankakee.

Donors who give blood through Sunday, Jan. 25, will be automatically entered for a chance to win a trip for two to Super Bowl LX in the San Francisco Bay Area.

From a garbage company owner to founder of the Village of Sammons Point to Bradley mayor, Mike Watson has never shied away from an idea nor a challenge, no matter how wild some may think it is.

Work on the Kankakee East Riverwalk has reached between 20% to 25% complete at the 1-acre park along the riverbanks at the South Schuyler Avenue and East River Street intersection. The $5-million project, proposed in 2017, broke ground in January 2025 and has been taking shape over the past year.

Racism, the keynote speaker for the annual King Day program stated on Monday, was part of the very structure which helped fuel the U.S. economic might.

Three Illinois governor candidates have committed to appear at a Saturday morning, January 24, breakfast forum at the Quality Inn in Bradley.

Economic Alliance gave its annual presentation to the Kankakee County Board

A prime retail development site in Bradley will soon be the home for collection of new food and coffee businesses.

After calling the fields at Slater Park home for more than 50 years, Bradley-Bourbonnais Little League will now play its games at Bradley's 315 Sports Park.

A single-family home in Kankakee that sold for $455,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Kankakee County in the past week.

Reed-Custer hosted over 25 teams across the region for its Comet Classic Wrestling Invite on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026.

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While the Kankakee East Riverwalk remains months away from completion, the city gained a $990,000 state OSLAD grant for the West Riverwalk.

The Daily Journal will honor members of the community with 11 professional awards.

Weekend events by the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Foundation are set to observe, reflect and celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

In this week's column, Dennis Marek write that despite the appearance of doom and gloom wherever one turns, all it not lost.

A list of recent births at Riverside Medical Center.

A new Bourbonnais resident is seeking to have a law placed on the village books restricting where federal agents - such as ICE officers - can make arrests.

Momence earned a 50-31 road win over Grant Park in River Valley Conference play on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.

"The area needs infrastructure upgrades and improvements such as clearly marked pedestrian crossings, sufficient lighting, and revised speed limits to keep up with the growth," State Sen. Patrick Joyce and state Rep. Anthony DeLuca said.

Charges have been filed against two more people involved in the Christmas Eve incident at Mac and Frankie’s in Bradley.

The scene from inside Mac and Frankie’s in Bradley last month shows a calm evening turn into chaos as people appear to forcibly push a Black woman from the bar.

UCP-Center for Disability Services founder – Mel Larsen of Joliet (deceased) – had no connection to anyone with a disability or cerebral palsy.

Manteno tallied a 51-30 victory over Herscher with the Panthers' Maddie Gesky earning Manteno's career scoring record on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026.

Design phase begins on Kankakee County Courthouse.

A fire destroyed a building and food truck Wednesday at Woldhuis Farms Sunrise Greenhouse, approximately one mile west of Grant Park.

A Joliet attorney has been charged in Grundy County with striking a 4-year-old child with his belt in a violent manner in Minooka.

A Kankakee man now faces several felonies, including a hate crime charge, in a Christmas Eve incident at Mac & Frankie’s in Bradley.

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly introduced articles of impeachment against the Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, regarding self-dealing for personal benefit and obstruction of Congress. Kelly said Noem used her position to guide a federal contract to a firm operated by a friend

In this weekend’s “A Taylor-Made Life,” Taylor Leddin-McMaster check out a list of local events to keep you busy while awaiting warmer weather and sunshine.

Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School has been named to the 2025 Advanced Placement Program School Honor Roll and has improved its status this year from Bronze to Silver.

Kankakee police arrested a Bourbonnais woman on the charge of forgery following a six-month investigation.

St. Anne earned a 52-45 win over Gardner-South Wilmington to remain undefeated in River Valley Conference play on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026.

Bishop McNamara racked up a 61-24 victory over Manteno as the schools collected donations for Safe Harbor Night to benefit Harbor House on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026.

Patrick Kerrwood was welcomed as St. Mary’s Hospital New Chief Executive

Nearly 100 Kankakee County residents gathered on a cold Sunday early afternoon at a rally aimed at reigning in what many believe is an overreach by federal law enforcement regarding immigration.

Reed-Custer earned a 50-43 victory over Coal City on Monday, Jan. 11, 2026.

The long-vacant TTC of Illinois building in the Shoppes at Meadowview complex is set for demolition.

Kankakee County Treasurer Nick Africano’s civil motion against the city of Kankakee was dismissed Friday regarding body camera footage from a Dec. 3 incident involving Kankakee police.

Manteno police arrested a Chicago man on alleged weapons charges last week.

About 100 people gathered for a protest and vigil held in Bourbonnais as part of the nationwide ICE Out for Good Weekend of Action events on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in the wake of the shooting death of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, Minn.