A grand slam highlighted KaLeah Jackson's memorable day for Kankakee, the Bradley-Bourbonnais girls water polo team won in three overtimes and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

After Allie Johnson threw a stout five-plus innings in the circle, big sister Makenzie Johnson cracked a late two-run home run to give Beecher some insurance in the Bobcats' 4-0 win at Wilmington in a state-ranked clash Thursday.

Two days after scoring her 100th career goal, Herscher's Gianni Jaime scored two more as the visiting Tigers beat Illinois Central Eight Conference rival Peotone 4-1 in a rematch of last season's sectional semifinals.

The National Weather Service in Chicago earlier this week confirmed a second tornado touched in Iroquois County on April 17, earning an EF-2 rating.

Allie Werner of Peotone, Illinois was recently awarded the William Ahrens Scholarship by the Township Officials of Illinois.

In this week’s “A Taylor-Made Life,” Taylor Leddin-McMaster writes about her grandfather's impending 95th birthday and all that he's seen in his years.

The County of Kankakee is offering boaters a free safety inspection — no fines, no hassle — to get their vessels ready for the upcoming season.

A Lombard-based developer is targeting a 32-unit, senior housing development in south Kankakee.

With trash bags and grabbers in hand, volunteers set out on 29 Earth Day projects on Wednesday as part of the United Way of Kankakee & Iroquois Counties annual Day of Action.

Bradley-Bourbonnais softball team rallied for an extra-inning conference win over Sandburg, Bishop McNamara bounced back to beat Marian Central behind seven one-run innings and a two-run home run from Joslynn Dole and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.