The Chicago Bears have developed a physical style of play under head coach Ben Johnson that's led to a 9-3 record heading into Week 14. Here's how a training camp practice in August served as a stepping stone for the Bears' culture shift.

The Bishop McNamara boys basketball team moved to 6-0, Bradley-Bourbonnais was on the wrong side of a one-point final and more in Friday's Daily Journal roundup.

Streator presented a strong defensive front and that allowed it to claim a 46-37 win over Peotone on Friday.

No charges were filed regarding the Nov. 23 shooting death of a Chicago man along East Court Street in Kankakee.

The Chicago Bears will renew their rivalry with the Green Bay Packers for the first time with head coach Ben Johnson when they play at Lambeau Field on Sunday. Here are the top five storylines to watch.

Despite frigid temperatures, the city of Kankakee welcomed Santa Claus and guests during the 19th annual Lion Wreathing and Tree Lighting on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025.

The Chicago Bears will be without two key starters when they play the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Sunday. Chicago ruled top wide receiver Rome Odunze and cornerback Tyrique Stevenson out for the game.

Kankakee topped Thornton 69-26 as the Kays moved to 7-0 and 2-0 in the Southland Athletic Conference with the home win on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025.

Donovan Methodist Church will celebrate its Swedish heritage with a special service at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 14.

It appears Kankakee's curbside recycling program will remain in place.

From Capitol News Illinois: Students in Illinois, like their peers nationwide, tend to score lower in math than they do in reading and writing.

The Chicago Bears will travel to Lambeau Field to play the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Shaw Local's Michal Dwojak and Joe Aguilar give the latest news from Halas Hall and break down key matchups in a huge NFC North game

Riverside Medical Center is the only regional hospital to earn Gold Tier status on the Illinois Department of Public Health Antimicrobial Stewardship Honor Roll.

The more impactful weather arrives Saturday night into Sunday, when the first in a parade of Alberta Clippers moves through and brings 1-3 inches of snow

Kankakee's girls pulled away for another mammoth conference win and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

The Chicago Bears were without a couple key players Thursday as they returned to the practice field. Wide receiver Rome Odunze and cornerback Tyrique Stevenson both missed practice Thursday.

Chicago Bears coordinators met with reporters at Halas Hall on Thursday as the team returned to the practice field in preparation for the Green Bay Packers. Here are three of the most interesting things they said Thursday.

First Community Insurance & Annuity Center is now operating at 698 Armour Road.

The River Valley Wind and Choral Ensembles to perform a Holiday Concert on the campus of Olivet Nazarene University on Dec. 14.

Coal City’s Kriskindle Market and Village Tree Lighting got rescheduled after nearly 10 inches of snow blanketed Grundy County last Saturday, so the event has been rescheduled from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14 at Campbell Park.

Chicago Bears’ cornerback Nahshon Wright was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Month for the month of November on Thursday.

The Kankakee County Museum held its 47th annual Gallery of Trees preview party on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. The gallery, themed "Blast from the Past," is now open through December from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays.

Due to the clash of seasons, Kankakee's Department of Public Works will extend its leaf pickup timeline.

While the main headline is the cold, forecasters are also tracking several chances for light snow starting Friday

Space heaters are most often responsible for home-heating fires, according to the National Fire Protection Association.

With two games against the Packers in the next three weeks, it’s finally time for those Soldier Field chants to ring true and not be based on blind hope. It’s time for this to become a real rivalry again, Marc Silverman writes

Trailing by five points entering the fourth quarter, Kankakee rallied for a 45-38 win over Lincoln-Way West on Wednesday, led by 20 points from Ava Johnson, and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais' boys wrestling team downed Bishop McNamara, Kankakee and Manteno to claim its 20th straight All-City crown Wednesday, while the girls team beat Kankakee 23-10 for the title.

Bradley-Bourbonnais hosted Kankakee, Bishop McNamara and Manteno in All-City wrestling on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025.

Concerns regarding the forecasted cold temperatures on Thursday's evening, the tree lighting event at The Grove in Bourbonnais has been canceled.

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction in an ongoing lawsuit to block the Trump administration from enforcing the Defund Provision in the federal budget reconciliation law intended for the federal government to end Medicaid payments for one year to abortion providers

Lifting heavy snow quickly increases your heart rate. For people who have heart disease—or don’t know they have it—this can trigger a heart attack, the Silver Cross Medical Group said.

From Capitol News Illinois: The initiative will center programming on uplifting local stories across the state. It will include a youth art contest and an archival project to record residents’ reflections on the 250th anniversary in the Library of Congress

The Chicago Bears received good injury news Wednesday even though the team didn’t hold a practice. Starting linebackers T.J. Edwards and Noah Sewell both would’ve been back at practice according to an estimated report.

State Senator Patrick Joyce is continuing his annual holiday card drive to spread cheer to residents at local long-term care facilities.

In this week's column, Toby Moore writes that while we cannot control everything within our personal world, we can view it as something to ultimately help us.

Those attending the village’s sixth annual Rockin’ Around the Tree Lighting on Thursday, can skate free by donating to the Shop with a Cop program benefiting local children.

The Chicago Bears' offensive line has developed into one of the best groups in the NFL. But is it the best in the league? Here's what the numbers say.

Outgoing Village of Manteno Clerk Kerri Rolniak is taking a job out of state and resigned her position after seven months on the job following her election in April as a member of the Freedom Party.

Bishop McNamara's girls basketball team improved to 4-2 on the season with a 55-52 win over Pontiac, led by 19 points from Trinitee Thompson, and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Kankakee defeated Mahomet-Seymour 74-60 victory in the Kays' season opener on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, at Kankakee High School.

From Capitol News Illinois: A federal appeals court is deliberating whether hundreds of undocumented immigrants arrested in the Chicago area in recent months should be released from detention and sent home with electronic monitoring

Author Charles Balesi, first of Corsica, France but now of Bourbonnais, has written a book depicting the forgotten history of Black soldiers fighting in wars for nations that oppressed them.

The Chicago Bears’ passing game isn’t consistent enough to where quarterback Caleb Williams wants it yet. But on Tuesday, Williams said it's so close to getting there.

Ashley Fink and father, Curtis Luecke, become the first father-daughter duo to hold Distinguished president positions in club history.

From Capitol News Illinois: Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Tuesday that he said will protect Illinois residents from “junk science” undermining evidence-based vaccine regulations at the federal level

The NFL announced a game time for the Chicago Bears’ home game against the Green Bay Packers in Week 16. Chicago will host Green Bay at 7:20 p.m. at Soldier Field on Saturday, Dec. 20

Kankakee Community College’s “Pack the Place” basketball doubleheader is a free community event starting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.

Kankakee property values are once again on the rise, this time by $35 million, officials reported Monday.

Flying without REAL ID will cost many travelers extra to board planes as of Feb. 1, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration announced Monday.