At Tuesday’s Ordinance Committee meeting, plans to begin revising Kankakee ordinances so golf carts could travel along selected municipal roads ended. ...READ MOREKankakee golf cart plan hits dead end
The Bourbonnais Elementary School Board on Tuesday approved a one-year food service contract with Quest Food Management Services, a Lombard-based company which aims to serve fresh food and food prepared from scratch. Read moreSchool lunch from scratch? Bourbonnais schools to change food service
The Kankakee County Health Department fully reopened its process for the Women, Infants and Children program — better known as WIC —on Jan. 17. Read moreHealth department back to in-person interviews for WIC program
Still I Rise, a local nonprofit organization giving back to people in need, will be hosting New Year Blankets, Clothing and Dinner Giveaway on Saturday at 5 Star Wings, 125 W. Station St., Kankakee. Read moreStill I Rise to host a new year giveaway Saturday
Illinois' two-week-old ban on semiautomatic weapons outlaws "ubiquitous" firearms in "radical" defiance of the Constitution's Second Amendment, a federal lawsuit filed by the National Rifle Association Tuesday claims. Read moreNRA sues over Illinois ban on semiautomatic weapons
At Monday’s Bradley Village Board meeting, Mayor Mike Watson received the go-ahead from village trustees to extend the property tax rebate application. Watson envisions extending the deadline through at least the end of February. Read moreVillage of Bradley extends rebate application
The Iroquois County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Service Great Lakes Regional Task Force arrested Brenden N. Noel Friday on an outstanding Iroquois County warrant for the charge of violating the Sex Offender Registration Act. Read moreRural Danforth man arrested on Alabama warrants
Jeffrey Cole, 40, of Bourbonnais, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison on charges of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (UUW) by a felon while in possession of body armor, according to Kankakee County State’s Attorney Jim Rowe. Read moreMan gets 12 years in ‘road rage fueled by racism’ case
Connect Roasters has seen its share of successes — its coffee is what the Chicago Cubs sip to perk up before their games at Wrigley Field — but founder and CEO Caleb Benoit is not stopping there. More is on the horizon for the local business. Read moreConnect Roasters founder talks future of business
Kankakee Chamber of Commerce and Kankakee Community College will be collaborating on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training at KCC. Participants will learn how to incorporate diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations. Read moreKankakee Chamber, KCC partnering on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training
United Way of Kankakee and Iroquois Counties’ 2023-2024 Community Investment Fund grant application is now open. These funds are made available to nonprofits that provide services in Kankakee and/or Iroquois counties. Read moreUnited Way opens 2023-24 grant application
A 46-year-old male pedestrian injured in a hit-and-run accident Jan. 6 in Pembroke Township died last week at a Chicago hospital, according to the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department. Read morePembroke hit-and-run victim dies
The Daily Journal's Young Citizen of the Year is Kankakee County Museum Executive Director Veronica Featherston, who has dedicated the last decade to reinvigorating the historic museum. Read moreFeatherston revitalizing the Kankakee County Museum
Our Life section feature "Best Bets" highlights five local calendar events happening this week. Read moreBest Bets: Week of Jan. 23-29
Vendor applications for the Kankakee Farmers' Market 2023 season will go live on Jan. 31. Read moreVendor applications soon being accepted for Kankakee Farmers' Market
Voters in Kankakee County will soon receive a postcard explaining an option for voting by mail. According to Kankakee County Clerk Dan Hendrickson, “You may now apply to permanently be placed on vote by mail status.” Read morePostcards applications for permanent vote by mail forthcoming
The American Red Cross will be hosting a blood donation drive from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 26 at Northfield Square Mall, 1600 N. State Route 50, Bourbonnais. Read moreRed Cross to host blood drive in Bourbonnais
When the Feb. 28 primary election rolls around, there will be no contested primary races in Kankakee County. Local party leaders weigh in on why. Read moreWhere have all the local candidates gone? No Feb. 28 primary races in Kankakee County
After an uptick of COVID-19 cases around the end of 2022, Kankakee County is starting to see the numbers come down. Read moreKankakee County's COVID rate slows down after holidays
The Kankakee City Council granted its final approval for the Victory House of Kankakee, a halfway house set to open in April. The house will likely provide a residence for 8-10 men recovering from alcohol and drug addictions. Read moreKankakee City Council OKs Victory House
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