From Capitol News Illinois: The Illinois General Assembly passed a bill that would address concerns from service providers that contract with the state

While weather apps and local news issue alerts and warnings as storms approach, the meaning and severity of these warnings are not always clear.

The Chicago Bears ended their offseason program last week with the end of a three-day mandatory minicamp. Here are four questions the Bears still need to answer after their offseason program.

The Coal City Police Department is investigating the theft of a vehicle, criminal damage to property, and criminal trespassing that occurred on Saturday.

Birth to Five Illinois Region 32 will be hosting three community meetings this month to provide updates relevant to early childhood education in Kankakee and Iroquois counties.

Northern Illinois is under a Level 3 severe weather risk on Wednesday as forecasters warn of tornadoes, damaging winds, large hail, and flash flooding

From Capitol News Illinois: A federal jury this week found a southern Illinois man guilty of five gun-related charges tied to what prosecutors described as a small-scale gun manufacturing operation run from his southern Illinois home that included guns made with a 3D printer.

Although he'll be staying on as girls basketball coach, Watseka's Barry Bauer is retiring as athletic director after 16 years and softball coach after 24 years, with longtime volleyball coach Krista Pufahl taking over as AD.

Dredging of the Bourbonnais Municipal Center pond recently was completed.

Zianna Schneider, granddaughter of four Herscher grandparents, has won a gold medal as a member of world championship team at the International Cheer Union competition.

From Capitol News Illinois: Small volunteer groups that provide food assistance to Illinoisans in need could be eligible for a new round of grant money under a program announced this week.

From Capitol News Illinois: After months of negotiations in the spring legislative session resulted in no final action on Gov. JB Pritzker’s flagship housing proposal, housing advocates are celebrating a few legislative victories – and holding onto hopes for future negotiations.

On June 15, Kankakee residents will walk together to honor those killed by gun violence and demand community-led solutions to prevent future deaths.

A day of food, tractor demonstrations, and community gathering at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in L'Erable on July 12.

A rural residence in Bonfield that sold for $560,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Kankakee County between May 25 and June 7.

Coal City Superintendent Chris Spencer discusses the role St. Juvin VFW Post 1336 plays in the school district, and how the district and village are celebrating America's 250th birthday.

From Capitol News Illinois: Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday that 434 Illinois pharmacies will receive nearly $25 million in support, the first distribution of annual funding established through legislation he signed last year.

From Capitol News Illinois: The Illinois State Board of Education formally adopted a plan Wednesday aimed at improving math instruction and boosting student math scores throughout the state.

Snowy egrets have yellow legs and feet, can occasionally be spotted migrating through the state, to where they spend summers in southwestern Illinois along the Mississippi River.

In this week's column, Dennis Marek wonders way so many people opt to give up on marriage.

Campers got creative at Liberty Intermediate School on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, as Camp Invention celebrated its 16th year of science-based fun.

Rogelio Alvarado-Alarcon, of Kankakee, was arrested Friday on multiple charges by the Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group.

Dwight library's free summer lineup.

From Capitol News Illinois: Illinoisans now will have access to a large collection of high-quality digital information and educational resources for free by going to their local library or the Illinois State Library’s website.

A list of recent births at Riverside Medical Center.

Next weekend, eight members of the Bradley-Bourbonnais Unified Basketball team and coach Duke Wilson will begin their quest at the Special Olympics USA Games in Minnesota.

From Capitol News Illinois: A bill that would require the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services to consider access to reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare before placing foster children out of state passed the legislature during the last week of session.

Federated Bank welcomes a new mortgage loan officer with nearly 20 years of lending experience to its Braidwood branch.

The University of Illinois Extension is offering free, research-based guidance to help residents safely clean up after severe storms and prepare for future weather disasters.

Bourbonnais officials decided Wednesday to put in place a moratorium on building data centers in the village.

The sky turned an eerie blend of orange, pink and red tones after Thursday's storms. Why was that?

Meet the final Daily Journal Athlete of the Week for the 2025-26 school year, Wilmington senior baseball player Ryan Kettman.

The Chicago Bears offense was confident about the next step it can take next year during the last month's offseason workout program. Here's why there's confidence at the end of minicamp.

The first phase of a new look to the main thoroughfare for Bradley will soon be underway.

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams no longer felt like he was drowning at the end of mandatory minicamp Thursday. Williams and the offense looked comfortable heading into training camp next month. Plus more notes from the final day of minicamp.

More severe weather is expected Thursday across northern Illinois, with the entire region placed under a tornado watch Thursday afternoon into Thursday evening.

Led by a handful of returning first team stars, including a trio of Coal City seniors, more than two dozen Kankakee area talents are back on the gridiron after earning first team, second team or honorable mention All-Area recognition last fall.

Wright in Kankakee has named Bill Buck of Bourbonnais as its new executive director.

Due to a shift in leadership of the Kankakee Planning Board a new chairman has been appointed.

After a rollercoaster season, Chicago Bears Braxton Jones has regained trust in himself as he competes for the starting left tackle spot this offseason. Plus more notes from the second day of mandatory minicamp at Halas Hall.

From Capitol News Illinois: A bill that will soon head to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk will officially remove an estimated 10,000 people from the state’s Medicaid program, leaving them without any form of health coverage.

From Capitol News Illinois: Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said his office was underfunded by $10 million in the latest budget, and that could make it more difficult to fight legal battles against the Trump administration.

Riverside Medical Center has earned a spot on a national list of 100 outstanding community hospitals, recognized for quality care, patient safety, and commitment to the communities it serves.

The Kankakee School Board on Monday voted to table the hire of an interim athletic director to fill the shoes of District 111’s outgoing director Ronnie Wilcox.

In this week's column, Toby Moore writes no job is unimportant and all jobs can teach valuable lessons - just ask NIVIDA founding partner Jensen Huang.

From Capitol News Illinois: A federal judge on Tuesday OK’d the release of highly anticipated and extremely rare transcripts from a trio of grand jury sessions in October, showing alleged prosecutorial misconduct by assistant U.S. attorneys.

Check out these 5 things to do in Kankakee County this weekend.

High heat and humidity will continue over the next two days across northern Illinois, with several rounds of severe thunderstorms expected.

Layoffs began in May for workers of Ideal US Talent Systems in Cook, Kane, Kendall, McHenry and Will counties. Ideal is a platform where workers use their smartphones to find on-demand shift work

Sixteen girls basketball teams from across the area gathered for the Braidwood Shootout hosted by Reed-Custer on Tuesday, playing four games apiece to gain some valuable in-game experience this summer.