The $44,000 grant will fund new citizenship classes and two additional ESL classes in underserved areas of the district.

Clifton-Central's Payton Temple was crowned sectional champion and will be joined at state by Bradley-Bourbonnais Sophia Domont. The Boilers' Kayden Roach is also state-bound on the boys side, girls regional basketball action began and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Coal City became the only team in Illinois to have all 14 wrestlers punch their tickets to the state finals, while seven more area teams had 12 additional wrestlers advance out of the IHSA Class 1A Coal City Sectional.

An affirmative defense is when the defendant introduces evidence that negates criminal liability or civil liability, even if it is proven that the defendant committed the alleged acts, according to Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute.

A fascination with history and Frank Lloyd Wright served as the inspiration for the unique marriage proposal of a couple at the B. Harley Bradley House.

The City of Braidwood worked through what projects would be part of its $6 million, five-year capital improvement plan during its Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday.

A list of recent births at Riverside Medical Center.

Gardner-South Wilmington took third place over Momence in the River Valley Conference Tournament, Beecher won a thriller at Tri-Point for fifth and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

St. Anne secured its second straight River Valley Conference Tournament title with a 60-49 win over Clifton Central in Friday's championship game, which also clinched a second straight unbeaten RVC season for the Cardinals.

After Eiden Kubilius helped Lincoln-Way West keep pace in an early back-and-forth battle at Bradley-Bourbonnais, Aidan Bach and Drake Been made big plays down the stretch that allowed the Warriors to escape with a 51-44 win Friday night.