• Joslynn Dole leads Bishop McNamara softball to 10-0 win over Reed-Custer: Wednesday’s Daily Journal roundup
    Apr 2 2026
    Joslynn Dole threw a two-hit shutout and had a pair of hits to lead Bishop McNamara to a 10-0 win over Reed-Custer while Coal City dropped a pair of games at the WJOL Tournament in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.
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    1 min
  • Eagle Scout raising funds for American Heart Association
    Apr 1 2026
    Local Eagle Scout Alexis McCullough has found another way to honor her dad's memory with her latest fundraising campaign to benefit the American Heart Association.
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    2 mins
  • Update: Kankakee police arrest woman following structure fire
    Apr 1 2026
    Kankakee police arrested 24-year-old Nazhai S. Hill, of Kankakee, for allegedly setting a fire that damaged a residence, garage and three vehicles Tuesday.
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    2 mins
  • Kankakee police arrest woman following structure fire
    Apr 1 2026
    Kankakee police arrested 24-year-old Nazhai S. Hill, of Kankakee, for allegedly setting a fire that damaged a residence, garage and three vehicles Tuesday.
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    1 min
  • UpliftedCare offers free caregiver support and grief workshops in April
    Apr 1 2026
    UpliftedCare Community Grief Center is hosting two free programs in April designed to support families navigating caregiving and grief.
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    4 mins
  • Toby Moore: Building your life in difficult times
    Apr 1 2026
    You tell yourself that now is not the time to start the business, write the book, make the call, apply for the job, have the baby, buy the ticket, or take the leap. But fear is never short of arguments. It always knows how to sound wise.
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    4 mins
  • Kids’ Fishing Day set for Saturday
    Apr 1 2026
    The annual Kids’ Fishing Day is set to return for the opening morning of spring trout season this Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at the Bird Park quarry, sponsored by the Northern Illinois Anglers Association.
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    1 min
  • Kankakee lawmaker battling through cancer
    Apr 1 2026
    Kankakee 4th Ward Alderwoman Danita Grant Swanson could have simply thrown in the towel, but that is not in her nature as she battles illness.
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    5 mins