Illinois State Police Troop 5, assisted by Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group, arrested two people after suspected cocaine and fentanyl/methamphetamine was found in the vehicle they were on Monday.

The Bourbonnais Elementary School Board is accepting applications to fill a board vacancy until Monday, Feb. 23.

One of two children critically injured in a single-vehicle crash on East Illinois Route 17 last week has died.

An Indiana man fleeing from police in Champaign County was apprehended by Kankakee County Sheriff’s deputies Saturday.

Kankakee firefighters responded to a small structure fire overnight Sunday in the 1900 block of South Schuyler Avenue.

The Panthers bested Peotone, the Comets avenged multiple losses to Tri-Point and Cissna Park got past Hoopeston. Iroquois West's Amelia Scharp reached 1,000 career points in her final game, and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bishop McNamara clamped down on defense early in Monday's IHSA Class 2A Bishop McNamara Regional semifinal win over Reed-Custer, going on to beat the Comets 60-36.

An all-time class of Kankakee boys basketball seniors took their home court for the last time Monday, pulling away in the second half for a 63-47 win over Waubonsie Valley.

Meet this week's Daily Journal Athlete of the Week, Gardner-South Wilmington's Leondre Kemp.

The ownership of the 44,000-square-foot former Big Lots! site in Bradley is seeking a new occupant.