Manteno property tax rebate not included in FY27 budget, but it can be amended.

Gianni Jaime hit 100 career goals in Herscher's win over Coal City, the Tiger softball team topped the Coalers in extras and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Locked in a pitchers' duel with Manteno's Braden Campbell, Wilmington's Cooper Holman's fourth-inning homer helped spark the Wildcats to a 5-3 win over the Panthers for a pivotal Illinois Central Eight series sweep Tuesday.

Wilmington freshman Emilie Strong delivered a walk-off sacrifice fly in Tuesday's game against Manteno, giving the Wildcats a 3-2 win, their 14th victory in a row, and a huge Illinois Central Eight Conference sweep of the Panthers.

The Kankakee County outdoor tornado alerting system will be tested Wednesday, according to KanComm 911 telecommunications for Kankakee County.

Nine people were displaced following a fire in a four-unit apartment in a building in the 1100 block of East Court Street on Tuesday.

The fire pits located at The Grove were a bit of a hot topic at Monday’s meeting of the Bourbonnais trustees.

Reed-Custer's Sophia Moyers had 12 strikeouts and Peotone's Sophie Klawitter had 19 as each threw 11 innings in a wild pitchers' duel, one that Reed-Custer won 2-1, and more in Monday's Daily Journal roundup.

After the Tigers used a six-run fifth to take a three-run lead, the visiting Coalers countered with five in the sixth, including senior catcher Donnie Ladas' go-ahead two-run single to help Coal City win a roller coaster of a game at Herscher Monday.

Behind a four-hit day from Khloe Picard, Coal City downed Herscher 14-10 in Illinois Central Eight play to pick up its fifth straight conference victory and eighth win in the last 10 games overall.