Kankakee County officials said they have temporarily shut down Waldron Road in the Aroma Park area from 1500S Road to Old Waldron Road.

Not long after last week's severe storms left extensive damage to Bishop McNamara's Kankakee site, which houses the high school and junior high, students and their families showed up in droves to help clean up.

Advanced notice by meteorologists for the high probability of the dangerous storm that hit Kankakee County was praised by three local elected officials.

As the prep baseball season begins Monday, here are a handful of top storylines to keep an eye on from the Daily Journal area.

School is slated to resume this week for Kankakee students following last week’s closures in the aftermath of the March 10 tornado and severe storms hitting the area.

Bishop McNamara Catholic School in Bradley and Bourbonnais will be back to in-person learning on Monday, with the Kankakee location moving back to in-person learning on Tuesday due to storm damage.

Local pastors, parishioners and residents gathered Thursday afternoon for a 'Mass of Hope' service in Aroma Park to pray for those impacted by the March 10 tornado and storms, as well as the first responders called to help the community.

Bradley-Bourbonnais made its fifth straight trip to the IHSA Special Olympics Unified Basketball State Finals, finishing second in Class 2A after a 44-36 loss to Vaughn/St. Patrick on Saturday.

Red Cross Shelter will be operating out of Redeeming Life Ministries beginning on Sunday.

Take a look at the boys and girls wrestlers named to the Daily Journal All-Area team for the 2025-26 season,