The Kankakee Police Department filled its sergeant vacancy and hired another officer.

Lydia Hammond hit a two-run home run and pitched seven one-run innings to lead the Bradley-Bourbonnais softball team to a 4-1 win over Lincoln-Way East, its seventh SouthWest Suburban Conference win in a row, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Gianni Jaime added to her school-record assist total by finding Sophie Venckauskas for a first-half goal and Gianna High added insurance on a free kick as the Herscher girls soccer team finished its fifth straight perfect conference season with a 2-0 win over Manteno on Tuesday.

Following a 3-1 loss to Homewood-Flossmoor on senior night Tuesday, the senior members of the Bradley-Bourbonnais girls soccer team are looking to take in the final few games of their high school careers.

A shooting on South Fifth Avenue in Kankakee left one man dead and another with non-life-threatening injuries Tuesday.

Liberty Intermediate School Principal Bret Pignatiello was named Middle School Principal of the Year for the Three Rivers Region by the Illinois Principals Association.

A hearing is set for May 20 regarding the civil lawsuit brought against the building of the Gotion factory in Manteno.

A Kankakee home sustained $15,000 in damages to the exterior of the residence Monday.

A long-awaited park on Manteno's east side recently opened, but it is a much different area.

Callaghan O'Connor went five the first five innings before Braylon Ricketts' closed out Bishop McNamara's combined no-hitter, Lexi Strohm threw a perfect game for Wilmington softball and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.