A new mother in Aroma Township believed for a moment she would not be able to celebrate Mother's Day with her long-awaited baby girl as the March 10 tornado unleashed upon their home.

Ryan Kettman's go-ahead triple helped Wilmington to a win in extra innings, Preston Payne allowed a hit in four scoreless innings for Bishop McNamara and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

In this week's column, Dennis Marek wonders what length of warning is necessary to protect people regarding seemingly things which seem rather basic.

A list of recent births at Riverside Medical Center.

The Village of Manteno is working with owners of properties with uncut lawns to get them mowed.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais boys track and field team broke school records in the 4x100 and 4x200 relays in a solid outing at the Oswego East Invite, Peotone's Sophie Klawitter struck out 18 batters in a no-hitter against Watseka and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Andrew Kubal pitched a stout six innings and smoked a two-run triple and fellow senior Eric Rainbolt drove in three runs, including a solo homer, and pitched the final inning in Bradley-Bourbonnais' 5-2 senior day win over Stagg Friday.

Behind a three-RBI day from Camryn Stecken and strong pitching from Tessa Krull and Hayden Pfeifer, Seneca's softball team downed Manteno 11-1 Friday in a matchup between ICA-ranked Class 2A teams gearing up for playoff action.

The person accused in the Tuesday shooting in Kankakee that left one man dead and the other with a non-life-threatening injury was ordered detained by a Kankakee County Circuit judge.

The start of Thursday's All-City softball game between Bradley-Bourbonnais and Bishop McNamara had a special guest. Kyler Medina, 2, of Bradley, threw out the ceremonial first pitch. The schools made Thursday's game a fundraiser for Medina, who was recently diagnosed with cancer.