You tell yourself that now is not the time to start the business, write the book, make the call, apply for the job, have the baby, buy the ticket, or take the leap. But fear is never short of arguments. It always knows how to sound wise.

Explore Kankakee's history this weekend at the Kankakee County Museum or B. Harley Bradley House.

The annual Kids’ Fishing Day is set to return for the opening morning of spring trout season this Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at the Bird Park quarry, sponsored by the Northern Illinois Anglers Association.

Kankakee 4th Ward Alderwoman Danita Grant Swanson could have simply thrown in the towel, but that is not in her nature as she battles illness.

In the first-ever season of varsity boys volleyball for all three All-City schools in the same year, Kankakee earned the first rivalry win of the season when the Kays swept Bishop McNamara Tuesday.

Both Wilmington and Reed-Custer completed Illinois Central Eight Conference softball sweeps, with Wilmington beating Coal City 11-8 and Reed-Custer downing Herscher 14-3, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

A five-goal performance from Harper Tollefson led Bradley-Bourbonnais to a 9-1 win over Bishop McNamara is All-City play Tuesday, giving the Boilermakers at least a share of their third straight All-City title.

Kankakee Daily Journal Thank you, Everyday Heroes Contest 2026

In its first year of Illinois hospital ownership, Prime Healthcare touts $104 million of investment and saving 13,000 jobs.

Matthew Schore has been appointed to the Kankakee Community College board of trustees, filling the term of Michael Proctor, who died unexpectedly last month.