A Kankakee school teacher was fired this week after sending a racist image to other staff members from her school email account.

CSL Behring, a biopharma company that employs many in Kankakee County, has donated $100,000 to the Emergency Response Fund of Kankakee and Iroquois Counties to support recovery efforts after the tornado on March 10.

Jakob Knox, most recently the director of the Manteno Chamber of Commerce, is the newest employee for the village of Bourbonnais. To fill his vacancy, Manteno hired Ashley Peterson, a 19-year village resident.

Reflecting on the question "What would be on your plate for your last meal?" Taylor Leddin-McMaster answers from a Kankakee County perspective.

In an effort to increase declining imported waste to treat at the Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency treatment plant, the agency is searching for new clients.

Joslynn Dole threw a two-hit shutout and had a pair of hits to lead Bishop McNamara to a 10-0 win over Reed-Custer while Coal City dropped a pair of games at the WJOL Tournament in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Local Eagle Scout Alexis McCullough has found another way to honor her dad's memory with her latest fundraising campaign to benefit the American Heart Association.

Kankakee police arrested 24-year-old Nazhai S. Hill, of Kankakee, for allegedly setting a fire that damaged a residence, garage and three vehicles Tuesday.

Kankakee police arrested 24-year-old Nazhai S. Hill, of Kankakee, for allegedly setting a fire that damaged a residence, garage and three vehicles Tuesday.

UpliftedCare Community Grief Center is hosting two free programs in April designed to support families navigating caregiving and grief.