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It’s a toss-up to see who missed each other more: the Kankakee Public Library staff or its patrons.
Kankakee's young citizens and what they are doing to help elevate the city were a repeated theme during Kankakee Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong's third "State of the City" address on Thursday.
J.C. Penney, the last of the Northfield Square mall's anchor stores, will not reopen.
A parent has organized a parade to celebrate the Kankakee High School graduating class of 2020.
It’s a toss-up to see who missed each other more: the Kankakee Public Library staff or its patrons.
It's the second county fair in the area to cancel this week.
Bourbonnais Elementary School District 53 officials discussed plans and precautions for bringing students back into classrooms next school year during a special school board meeting Wednesday.
BOURBONNAIS — The village of Bourbonnais will reopen U.S. Route 45/52 between St. George Road and Burns Road 4 p.m. today (June 5), officials announced.
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The Kiwanis Club of Kankakee has awarded six $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors from Kankakee County.
Self-response to the 2020 U.S. Census varied among area residents in cities, towns, villages and counties in the Daily Journal coverage area.
A roundup of area arrests for serious crimes. Unless otherwise stated, these reports are taken directly from police reports.
The agreement calls for $555,000 be spent on a 36-month lease agreement at 2.5% through Peoples Bank of Kankakee County.
A crowd of about 650 people gathered at a Community Rally Tuesday at the Kankakee County Fairgrounds regarding racism and police abuse.
KANKAKEE — A public “Kankakee Community Rally” seeking justice for the slain George Floyd and other black lives lost at the hands of law enforcement has been set for 6 p.m. today at the Kankakee County Fairgrounds.
The body of a fisherman was found Saturday in the Illinois River about 70 miles from where he fell into the Kankakee River on May 7.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois on Friday reported 59 new deaths related to COVID-19, raising the total to nearly 5,800.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine approved a plan for Muirfield Village Golf Club to have at least some fans for the Memorial in July, which would make it the first PGA Tour event with a crowd since the tour was shut down March 13 by the coronavirus.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Black police officers find themselves torn between two worlds: They feel the pain of seeing yet another black man killed at the hands of fellow officers, yet they must also try to keep the peace during angry protests fueled by that death.
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The community surrounding Bishop McNamara came together to help build the softball team a new press box for its softball field during the downtime spawned from the COVID-19 pandemic.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — As the new coronavirus spread and economies shut across Latin America, Nicaragua stayed open — schools, stores, concert halls and baseball stadiums, all operating uninterrupted on orders of a government that denied the gravity of the disease.
TOKYO (AP) — Next spring has been set by former Olympic minister Toshikai Endo as a possible deadline for deciding whether the postponed Tokyo Games can go ahead.
Mason Schweizer discusses the role that sports and the people involved with them have on unity around civil rights.
TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese public is being prepared for the reality of next year’s postponed Olympics, where athletes are likely to face quarantines, spectators will be fewer, and the delay will cost taxpayers billions of dollars.
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BOURBONNAIS — The village of Bourbonnais will reopen U.S. Route 45/52 between St. George Road and Burns Road 4 p.m. today (June 5), officials announced.
Bourbonnais Elementary School District 53 officials discussed plans and precautions for bringing students back into classrooms next school year during a special school board meeting Wednesday.
Bourbonnais and Aqua Illinois representatives are negotiating the possible sale of the village's wastewater collection system for $32.1 million.
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A roundup of area arrests for serious crimes. Unless otherwise stated, these reports are taken directly from police reports.
Bradley's $23.5 million budget earmarks money for three new firefighters, an ambulance, police cars, and street and alley improvements
When the 2020 bike season concludes this fall, the rental bikes will be picked up from the two bike racks in Bradley and that will mark the end of the village's participation in the Bike 609 program.
Manteno News
Operation Rolling Valor brought Memorial Day to veterans this year.
The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs has launched “Operation Rising Spirit."
KANKAKEE — Raymond Hansen, of Manteno, has filed a lawsuit against Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his actions in shutting down the state since the middle of March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Justin Daniel, consulting chef at Station Street Cafe, prepares a pan of Mexi-Chorizo Strata on Tuesday during a menu demonstration ahead of Mother's Day on Sunday. The downtown Kankakee restaurant is making its debut with pre-order "Mother's Day feast" meals after the coronavirus pandemic s…
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Another week has gone by, and it’s time to pen this column again. It is 4:30 a.m., and both boys are off to work. The rest still are asleep. I could use a few more winks myself, but first I need to make sure this column is done.
It’s a toss-up to see who missed each other more: the Kankakee Public Library staff or its patrons.
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On either end of Kankakee's Greenwood Avenue sits two iconic landmarks, Old Fair Park to the north and Cobb Park to the south.
For the Nucor Steel Kankakee plant in Bourbonnais, the future appears to be as solid as the product it produces.
Long ago, Van Drunen Farms and sister company FutureCeuticals assumed a place on the cutting edge of the global food industry.
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A school crossing, which should have been put in place 20 to 30 years ago, is finally about to happen.
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