Week in photos: April 24-30, 2023
- Daily Journal staff report
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C.J. Robinson, right, shares a meal with volunteer Sam Woodmaster at Fortitude Community Outreach shelter earlier this week. After enduring some tough times, Robinson, 60, has been homeless and using Fortitude's services since 2019. READ MORE.
Todd Post, Kankakee Community College Cavaliers' head coach, walks the third base line during a game this season. Post, in his 22nd and final season coaching the KCC baseball team, reached the 900-win milestone last week. READ MORE.
Clove Alliance's Third Annual Art Show at Kankakee County Museum wraps up the week of May 1. Though 10 adult entries were received, it's the 72 student entries that demanded the most attention. With hopeful and haunting themes, these students submitted sketches, paintings and word art-themed pieces that convey Clove Alliance's theme for this art show, "Brave, Bold, & Believed." CA's mission is to someday eliminate sexual violence; until that time, their work promotes hope for survivors. MORE LOCAL PHOTOS.
- Submitted by Melanie Holmes
Pops of purple cover the East Court Street-facing lawn of the Kankakee County Courthouse for National Crime Victims' Rights Week, which runs through April 29. Coordinated by the office of Kankakee County State's Attorney Jim Rowe, each purple flag represents a domestic violence survivor who was strangled and filed a police report in Kankakee County in the past three years, according to explanatory signs around the display. "Manual strangulation is a silent killer that will not leave a mark," reads the sign. "Most survivors stated, 'I thought I was going to die.'" A total of 156 purple flags sit on the lawn.
- Daily Journal/Taylor Leddin-McMaster
Iroquois West grade-schoolers Molly Cheney, left, Reed Goldenstein, right, and Bella Martinez inspect the fast-rising dough mixture they created Tuesday during the science portion of the I-KAN STEAM Challenge held at the Ashkum Early Literacy Center. READ MORE.
About 100 runners and walkers make their way to the starting line Saturday morning in front of the Manteno American Legion as legion race director, Dan Gerber, gives final race instructions for the annual Springfest 5K. Manteno Public Works Supervisor Jim Hanley was the guest race starter, firing a World War II M1 rifle to start the runners. The Manteno High School band also played the National Anthem, and the Manteno Girl Scouts posted the colors. Profits from the run are donated to the Manteno American Legion's veteran programs.
- Photo provided/Dan Gerber
Easy Street Theater actors Craig, left, and Charles rehearse for the upcoming production of "Easy Street Live," a take on "Saturday Night Live." The show will run at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Easy Street Theater, for actors with special abilities, will perform at St John Paul II Settles Center, 956 S. 10th St., Kankakee. The show will feature sketch-comedy material from Carol Burnett, Monty Python, Abbot & Costello, Laugh-In and Easy Street’s own Kenny Klipp. Tickets cost $10 each (cash only) and are available at the door before each show. MORE PHOTOS.
- Photos submitted/Sarah Stephens
Bishop McNamara softball players donned purple-accented jerseys, socks and bows with the cancer awareness ribbon Saturday during the annual Purple Day cancer fundraiser game at Bishop McNamara. The Fightin' Irish were joined by the Central Comets in raising about $1,000 for American Cancer Society and Relay for Life before the first pitch in honor of Cathy Harms-Wood, mother of former head coach Laura Harms, who began the tradition in 2011. READ MORE.
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C.J. Robinson, right, shares a meal with volunteer Sam Woodmaster at Fortitude Community Outreach shelter earlier this week. After enduring some tough times, Robinson, 60, has been homeless and using Fortitude's services since 2019. READ MORE.
Todd Post, Kankakee Community College Cavaliers' head coach, walks the third base line during a game this season. Post, in his 22nd and final season coaching the KCC baseball team, reached the 900-win milestone last week. READ MORE.
Clove Alliance's Third Annual Art Show at Kankakee County Museum wraps up the week of May 1. Though 10 adult entries were received, it's the 72 student entries that demanded the most attention. With hopeful and haunting themes, these students submitted sketches, paintings and word art-themed pieces that convey Clove Alliance's theme for this art show, "Brave, Bold, & Believed." CA's mission is to someday eliminate sexual violence; until that time, their work promotes hope for survivors. MORE LOCAL PHOTOS.
- Submitted by Melanie Holmes
Pops of purple cover the East Court Street-facing lawn of the Kankakee County Courthouse for National Crime Victims' Rights Week, which runs through April 29. Coordinated by the office of Kankakee County State's Attorney Jim Rowe, each purple flag represents a domestic violence survivor who was strangled and filed a police report in Kankakee County in the past three years, according to explanatory signs around the display. "Manual strangulation is a silent killer that will not leave a mark," reads the sign. "Most survivors stated, 'I thought I was going to die.'" A total of 156 purple flags sit on the lawn.
- Daily Journal/Taylor Leddin-McMaster
Iroquois West grade-schoolers Molly Cheney, left, Reed Goldenstein, right, and Bella Martinez inspect the fast-rising dough mixture they created Tuesday during the science portion of the I-KAN STEAM Challenge held at the Ashkum Early Literacy Center. READ MORE.
About 100 runners and walkers make their way to the starting line Saturday morning in front of the Manteno American Legion as legion race director, Dan Gerber, gives final race instructions for the annual Springfest 5K. Manteno Public Works Supervisor Jim Hanley was the guest race starter, firing a World War II M1 rifle to start the runners. The Manteno High School band also played the National Anthem, and the Manteno Girl Scouts posted the colors. Profits from the run are donated to the Manteno American Legion's veteran programs.
- Photo provided/Dan Gerber
One of many cracks runs through a tennis court at Kankakee High school. Three of the five courts are slated to be replaced this summer. READ MORE.
Easy Street Theater actors Craig, left, and Charles rehearse for the upcoming production of "Easy Street Live," a take on "Saturday Night Live." The show will run at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Easy Street Theater, for actors with special abilities, will perform at St John Paul II Settles Center, 956 S. 10th St., Kankakee. The show will feature sketch-comedy material from Carol Burnett, Monty Python, Abbot & Costello, Laugh-In and Easy Street’s own Kenny Klipp. Tickets cost $10 each (cash only) and are available at the door before each show. MORE PHOTOS.
- Photos submitted/Sarah Stephens
Bishop McNamara softball players donned purple-accented jerseys, socks and bows with the cancer awareness ribbon Saturday during the annual Purple Day cancer fundraiser game at Bishop McNamara. The Fightin' Irish were joined by the Central Comets in raising about $1,000 for American Cancer Society and Relay for Life before the first pitch in honor of Cathy Harms-Wood, mother of former head coach Laura Harms, who began the tradition in 2011. READ MORE.
Cheryl Brutlag, left, of Herscher, prepares to return a volley with teammate Jo Mulcahy, right, of Kankakee, last week during a pickleball open gym at the Kankakee Valley Park District's RecCenter. READ MORE.
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