The Diocese of Joliet has named Gregory N. Porod as the new Superintendent of Catholic Schools, replacing Dr. James Quaid.

District 111 is planning to collect donations and serve meals for community members affected by Tuesday evening's storms, and school will remain closed through the rest of this week as building damage is assessed.

Bishop McNamara Catholic School’s Kankakee site took extensive damage in Tuesday evening’s tornado and severe storm.

The students of the Coal City Theatre Department will be performing "Frozen the Musical" starting at 7 p.m. Friday, with performances again on Saturday and on the following weekend, along with a 2 p.m. showing Sunday, March 15, and Sunday, March 22.

The VFW St. Juvin Post 1336 in Coal City and the Coal City Unit 1 school board recognized the winners of the Patriot’s Pen Essay Awards for 2026 during the school board meeting on Tuesday, March 4.

Kankakee District 111, Kankakee Community College and Bishop McNamara Catholic School each announced that there will be no school on Wednesday due to widespread storm damage.

Riverside Healthcare recently hosted its 14th annual Art4Heart student art show.

The options for the Kankakee School District facility include repairing and updating infrastructure only, fully remodeling the building or demolishing the Edison school building.

The Grundy Area FFA chapter through the Grundy Area Vocational Center celebrated FFA Week at Coal City High School Monday morning.