The free monthly support group brings together family caregivers to share experiences and learn about resources for managing serious illness.

Houses were destroyed and communities will be altered for years to come, but one Kankakee County golf course took a direct hit from the March 10 tornado, losing approximately 300 trees with some as old as 250 years old.

Beecher and Momence both walked off with wins in River Valley Conference play, Herscher's softball team did the same in Illinois Central Eight Conference play and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais ace Lydia Hammond wasn't supposed to pitch much against Lockport Tuesday as she works her way back from an injury. But taking a perfect game into the sixth and no-hitter into the seventh, Hammond threw a complete game in a pivotal 7-2 Boilermakers' win.

Beecher's Allie Johnson and Carmela Irwin combined for a five-inning perfect game in game two of Tuesday's River Valley Conference doubleheader sweep over Grant Park after Taylor Norkus threw a two-hitter in game one, showcasing the pitching depth on the undefeated Bobcats.

Illinois State Police released the body camera footage Tuesday from the two Bradley Police officers involved in the April 8 shooting of 34-year-old Jose Orozco, of Bradley.

Sean Barry, a deputy sheriff with the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office, is a self-described weather geek.

Eight area college, high school and junior high coaches from the Kankakee area were named Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Coaches of the Year.

John Palan, superintendent of Grant Park Community Unit School District 6, has been named the 2026 Superintendent of Distinction by his peers in the Three Rivers Region of the Illinois Association of School Administrators.

Olivet Nazarene University has called Bourbonnais home since 1940, with roots extending back to 1907. It numbers 775 full- and part-time employees, not counting part-time adjunct instructors