Racism, the keynote speaker for the annual King Day program stated on Monday, was part of the very structure which helped fuel the U.S. economic might.

Three Illinois governor candidates have committed to appear at a Saturday morning, January 24, breakfast forum at the Quality Inn in Bradley.

The Kankakee East Riverwalk project is moving forward and the goal remains for a mid- to late-summer completion, officials said.

Economic Alliance gave its annual presentation to the Kankakee County Board

A prime retail development site in Bradley will soon be the home for collection of new food and coffee businesses.

After calling the fields at Slater Park home for more than 50 years, Bradley-Bourbonnais Little League will now play its games at Bradley's 315 Sports Park.

A single-family home in Kankakee that sold for $455,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Kankakee County in the past week.

Reed-Custer hosted over 25 teams across the region for its Comet Classic Wrestling Invite on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026.

Catch up on the week’s top Kankakee County news in minutes. Hear the week’s 5 most popular stories, read aloud for you, for the week of Jan. 11-17

While the Kankakee East Riverwalk remains months away from completion, the city gained a $990,000 state OSLAD grant for the West Riverwalk.

The Daily Journal will honor members of the community with 11 professional awards.

Weekend events by the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Foundation are set to observe, reflect and celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

In this week's column, Dennis Marek write that despite the appearance of doom and gloom wherever one turns, all it not lost.

A list of recent births at Riverside Medical Center.

A new Bourbonnais resident is seeking to have a law placed on the village books restricting where federal agents - such as ICE officers - can make arrests.

Momence earned a 50-31 road win over Grant Park in River Valley Conference play on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.

"The area needs infrastructure upgrades and improvements such as clearly marked pedestrian crossings, sufficient lighting, and revised speed limits to keep up with the growth," State Sen. Patrick Joyce and state Rep. Anthony DeLuca said.

Charges have been filed against two more people involved in the Christmas Eve incident at Mac and Frankie’s in Bradley.

The scene from inside Mac and Frankie’s in Bradley last month shows a calm evening turn into chaos as people appear to forcibly push a Black woman from the bar.

UCP-Center for Disability Services founder – Mel Larsen of Joliet (deceased) – had no connection to anyone with a disability or cerebral palsy.

Manteno tallied a 51-30 victory over Herscher with the Panthers' Maddie Gesky earning Manteno's career scoring record on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026.

Design phase begins on Kankakee County Courthouse.

A fire destroyed a building and food truck Wednesday at Woldhuis Farms Sunrise Greenhouse, approximately one mile west of Grant Park.

A Joliet attorney has been charged in Grundy County with striking a 4-year-old child with his belt in a violent manner in Minooka.

A Kankakee man now faces several felonies, including a hate crime charge, in a Christmas Eve incident at Mac & Frankie’s in Bradley.

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly introduced articles of impeachment against the Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, regarding self-dealing for personal benefit and obstruction of Congress. Kelly said Noem used her position to guide a federal contract to a firm operated by a friend

In this weekend’s “A Taylor-Made Life,” Taylor Leddin-McMaster check out a list of local events to keep you busy while awaiting warmer weather and sunshine.

Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School has been named to the 2025 Advanced Placement Program School Honor Roll and has improved its status this year from Bronze to Silver.

Kankakee police arrested a Bourbonnais woman on the charge of forgery following a six-month investigation.

St. Anne earned a 52-45 win over Gardner-South Wilmington to remain undefeated in River Valley Conference play on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026.

Bishop McNamara racked up a 61-24 victory over Manteno as the schools collected donations for Safe Harbor Night to benefit Harbor House on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026.

Patrick Kerrwood was welcomed as St. Mary’s Hospital New Chief Executive

Nearly 100 Kankakee County residents gathered on a cold Sunday early afternoon at a rally aimed at reigning in what many believe is an overreach by federal law enforcement regarding immigration.

Reed-Custer earned a 50-43 victory over Coal City on Monday, Jan. 11, 2026.

The long-vacant TTC of Illinois building in the Shoppes at Meadowview complex is set for demolition.

Kankakee County Treasurer Nick Africano’s civil motion against the city of Kankakee was dismissed Friday regarding body camera footage from a Dec. 3 incident involving Kankakee police.

Manteno police arrested a Chicago man on alleged weapons charges last week.

About 100 people gathered for a protest and vigil held in Bourbonnais as part of the nationwide ICE Out for Good Weekend of Action events on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in the wake of the shooting death of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, Minn.

Kankakee followed through on its pledge to alert residents of their responsibilities for living along the designated snow route.

Manteno Village Board hears updates on fire and safety issues at Gotion lithium battery manufacturing plant.

As the first full week of 2026 begins, take a look back at Kankakee County’s top news and feature pictures from 2025, selected by Daily Journal photo editor Tiffany Blanchette.

Kankakee expanded its firefighting force by four on Monday.

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A Kankakee man was arrested by Bradley police for allegedly battering a woman on Christmas Eve at a Bradley business in the 1000 block of West Broadway Street.

Watseka-Milford tallied a 60-49 victory over Clifton Central on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026.

Kankakee claimed a 67-35 Southland Athletic Conference win over Crete-Monee on Kankakee’s senior night on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.

A list of recent births at Riverside Medical Center.

Kankakee leadership has growing concerns regarding an East Court Street building in which the roof has collapsed.

Edison Primary teachers and staff packed up their classrooms this week as they prepared to start the second half of the school year in other buildings due to the school's recent emergency closure.

A Bradley man was arrested by Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Agency agents Tuesday on numerous weapons and drug charges.