I agree with the Journal’s July 15 editorial “The Kankakee River is a valuable resource.” I am jealous that the river in Illinois is appreciated for all its benefits, whereas in Indiana, it is largely ...

Kankakee advanced to the sectional semifinals game against Marian at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lemont. No individual stats were available for the Kays.

More than 400 degrees and certificates will be conferred at the 53rd annual Kankakee Community College commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. May 14 in the George H. Ryan Gymnasium in the college’s ...

KANKAKEE — The Kankakee Riverfront Society will be hosting its first annual meeting Thursday on the fourth floor of the Kankakee Public Library. Starting with a 11:30 a.m. lunch and a noon meeting, ...

After a hiatus, our weekly "On Campus" feature is back, chronicling the success of our local athletes as they head to college. Many of our athletes had big-time success this past school year, and ...

On the warm Thursday afternoon of Sept. 10, 1959, the earth shuddered as a giant toppled to the ground on Kankakee’s southwest side. The giant — an 80-foot-tall tree believed to be the largest ...

Richards' Myles Mitchell is tackled by Kankakee's Byron Wills with help from James "Dink" Stampley on Saturday during the Kays' 21-20 loss in the IHSA Class 6A Playoffs quarterfinal.

The reason for inviting the rappers onto the show, Hall explained, was that Midwest rappers like Twista and Conye West, both from Chicago, have been performing regularly on national television ...

Minooka 3, Kankakee Elks 2 Chicago Heights collected its final run in the third as John Zaranti led the inning off with a single and then was singled home by Robert Durham. Nico Berini also tried to ...

It is the area neighborhood with an official history. First incorporated in 1984 and recognized by the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, Kankakee’s Riverview Historic District contains 164 ...

"Well we're movin' on up ... To the east side ... We finally got a piece of the pie." — Lyrics from the old "The Jeffersons" television show. Illinoisans, it seems, are on the move, too, although they ...