The Daily Journal
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Founded in 1903, the Daily Journal is the only daily newspaper based in Kankakee, Illinois, the county seat for Kankakee County.
The Daily Journal
10h ago
In this week's Heard on the Street: BBCHS sophomore and Boy Scout Alexis McCullough continues making progress on her Eagle Scout project; Cams & Cues opens in on West Route 17 in the space formerly occupied by Fran's on 17 ..read more
The Daily Journal
3d ago
The Bradley Elementary School Board gave that approval Thursday for the 2024-25 calendar for District 61. The first day of school will be Aug. 21, except for preschool students. Preschoolers’ first day will be Sept. 3, the day after Labor ..read more
The Daily Journal
5d ago
A recent report found that some Illinois schools may not have received federal COVID-19 relief funds timely enough to respond to the issues of the pandemic due to the state's failure to communicate deadlines to submit spending plans ..read more
The Daily Journal
2w ago
The Kankakee Police Department is partnering with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Police and more than 200 local law enforcement agencies to step up enforcement efforts across the state in recognition of Distracted Driving Awareness Month ..read more
The Daily Journal
2w ago
Next week, the school will host its third and final community engagement meeting on facilities planning and funding. Community members will hear additional details on three options for upgrading the high school’s facilities — costing $60 million, $65 million or ..read more
The Daily Journal
2w ago
KANKAKEE — Kankakee Superintendent Genevra Walters has a message for anyone who might be thinking about threatening a member of the school district ..read more
The Daily Journal
2w ago
Kankakee School District 111 will have a new assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction starting July 1. On Monday, the Kankakee School Board approved the hire of Kelly Gilbert for the position that has been vacant for the past year ..read more
The Daily Journal
3w ago
A 13-year-old juvenile boy suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his right leg Thursday in Kankakee. Kankakee police said they responded at 1:37 p.m. to the 700 block of East Hickory Street in reference to multiple shots fired ..read more
The Daily Journal
3w ago
Two people were stabbed in an altercation outside a bar in Manteno early Thursday morning, Manteno police said. Officers were dispatched to Copeland's Route 50 Bar located in the 100 block of North Locust Street to a report of two ..read more
The Daily Journal
3w ago
A fire in a home in the 800 block of South Main Street in Kankakee caused about $20,000 in damages Thursday. At approximately 8:15 p.m., Kankakee firefighters were called to a small electrical fire that started in the garage in ..read more