Mound Grove Cemetery in Kankakee came alive with the sounds and stories of Kankakee County’s history during the biennial Cemetery Walk: Voices of the Past on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025.

A house in the 700 block of South Wall Street in Kankakee was struck by gunfire early Monday morning.

Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles and head coach Ben Johnson met with reporters at Halas Hall in Lake Forest as they made their final roster cuts ahead of Tuesday’s deadline. Here are the most interesting things they said.

The Chicago Bears cut down their roster to 53 players Tuesday ahead of the NFL’s cutdown deadline. Here is the Bears’ initial 53-man roster.

Team capsules, can't miss games, players to watch and Steve Soucie's projections for the Vermilion Valley Conference.

Kankakee police investigated two separate suspected robberies of two pizza delivery drivers approximately two hours apart Saturday.

A report of shots fired in the 700 block of East Hickory Street led to the arrest of Arturo Perez-Gallegos, of Bradley, by Kankakee police Saturday.

Clifton Baptist Church is hosting an autumn fest and craft show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sept. 13 behind the church, 390 S. Forest in Clifton.

With the kickoff of the high school football season days away, here is the Friday Night Drive preseason Top 25. Who is No. 1?

Bradley police said Kan-Comm 911 dispatch center received a pair of calls from an unknown subject who made threats toward Bradley East Elementary School and a Kankakee school early Monday morning.

Bradley-Bourbonnais beat Joliet Central 60-7 at home on Monday, getting off to a strong start in its second season as a program following a fourth-place finish at state a season ago.

Bradley-Bourbonnais topped Joliet Central in a 60-7 victory at home in the season opener on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025.

The rest of the state's fall sports joined golf by kicking off their seasons in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

"Your remarks about this effort over the last several weeks have betrayed a continuing slip in your mental faculties and are not fit for the auspicious office that you occupy," Gov. JB Pritzker said of President Donald Trump’s threats to deploy the military into Chicago’s streets

Two years after Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail, the Trump administration is threatening to revoke federal funding from local and state governments that allow cashless bail.The Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice condemned the action.

Raul Ortega-Jaime, of Pembroke Township, was arrested by Kankakee police for allegedly being in possession of a loaded firearm Saturday.

The list includes voters’ names, addresses, voting history and the date when they registered to vote

Our Aging Services, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advocating for seniors and individuals with intellectual disabilities, has been awarded a $20,000 grant from Cigna Healthcare.

Kankakee County is encouraging drivers, bicyclists, walkers, and other travelers to take a brief online survey that will help shape future roadway safety improvements in the Kankakee County region.

The Chicago Bears will need to cut their roster down to 53 players ahead of Tuesday's deadline. Here are the latest moves the Bears have made so far.

The winner of the annual Kankakee and Crete-Monee matchup has determined the Southland Athletic Conference champion for the last six seasons. Who can rise up to challenge the Kays and Warriors this fall?

The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting on a preliminary engineering and environmental study for potential improvements to Interstate 57 in Will County.

Check out how teams in the Southwest Valley Conference are expected to fare this season.

A list of recent births at Riverside Medical Center.

Chicago Bears cornerback Nahshon Wright wanted to prove that he can still play in the NFL when the team signed him in April. Here's how a group chat with his brother and cousin, who both play in the league, helped him do that this training camp.

Illinois will allow health care professionals to prescribe certain medications over the next decade even if the federal government revokes approval for a drug under House Bill 3637

A proposed North Entrance Avenue gaming cafe came up snake eyes this week at the Kankakee Planning Board meeting.

The 2025 Will County Fair celebrates its 122nd year at the fairgrounds in Peotone from Aug. 20 - 24, 2025.

With environmental issues cleared, construction work has been launched on Kankakee's East Riverwalk.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais boys golf team won the Crete-Monee Invite on Friday while Bishop McNamara tied for second four strokes back.

In this week's column, Dennis Marek wonders if rural mail delivery may soon become another victim of modern society.

With multiple businesses proposing video gaming cafes in Bourbonnais, trustees heard the first reading of an amendment of the ordinance dealing with liquor licenses during Monday’s meeting.

The Chicago Bears' starters came out slow Friday night at the Kansas City Chiefs, but the backups came back in the final seconds to win 29-27. Here are five of the biggest takeaways from Friday night’s game.

Manteno hosted Momence for a Week 0 scrimmage on Friday evening, with both teams getting in some live snaps a week ahead of their regular season openers.

Manteno hosted Momence in a pre-season scrimmage on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025.

A woman is recovering at a local hospital after she was stabbed in the neck by another woman late Thursday night in Kankakee.

Mound Grove Cemetery will be alive with the sounds and stories of Kankakee County’s history this Sunday during the Bi-Annual Cemetery Walk: Voices of the Past.

Kankakee police are investigating the report of shots fired at two locations Thursday night.

Two proposed live video gaming cafes received approval for special use permits during Monday’s Bourbonnais board meeting.

The Prairie Creek Public Library in Dwight has announced its events for September.

Longtime Bishop McNamara football coach Rich Zinanni cut the ribbon and led the first walk through of the new Rich Zinanni Athletic Complex on Thursday evening.

Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears will wrap up the preseason Friday night when they travel to play the Kansas City Chiefs. Here are four of the storylines to watch Friday night.

Herscher's boys golf team beat Coal City by 14 strokes Thursday and Peotone fell to Streator in a pair of Illinois Central Eight Conference matchups.

Members of the Kankakee Valley Park District board and staff officially cut the ribbon on the $1.2 million improvement project at Bird Park on Aug. 20, 2025.

Shaw Media is set to buy four northern Illinois newspapers after their publisher abruptly shut down operations earlier this month, including The Rochelle News-Leader, Ogle County Life, The Mendota Reporter, and The Amboy News

The Tyjuan Hagler Foundation will host a Back-To-School Trunk or Treat on Saturday, Aug. 23 at the train depot in downtown Kankakee.

Manteno, Iroquois West and St. Anne/Central all scored boys golf victories in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School has been named one of the best high schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

In this week’s “A Taylor-Made Life,” Taylor Leddin-McMaster talks about her lifelong rocky relationship with sleep.

The Bears gave their fans exactly what they were craving in their preseason game against the Buffalo Bills, the first taste of the Ben Johnson era, Marc Silverman writes.