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.
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4d ago
KANKAKEE — Hammers pounding nails into wooden blocks, remote-control cars racing across the gym floor, paper planes whooshing through the air, and drumsticks rhythmically hitting drum pads could all be heard Friday at King Middle School ..read more
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4d ago
BOURBONNAIS — Bourbonnais Elementary District 53 is looking to crack down on the number of students attending its schools but who live outside of the district’s boundaries ..read more
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6d ago
More than 100 community members participated in the inaugural Walk Against Gun Violence, an event hosted by Kankakee Forgives in collaboration with the city and Kankakee United to kick off Youth Violence Prevention Week ..read more
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1w ago
On Thursday, the St. George District 258 School Board approved the transfer of $900,000 into the district’s capital project fund to pay for ground-mounted solar panels to be installed to the south of the school’s softball field ..read more
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1w ago
Kind words about Sara Loring were in no short supply Monday during her memorial playground dedication at Steuben Elementary School, where she taught for five years before she and her husband, Justin, tragically died in 2022 ..read more
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1w ago
Board President Chris Bohlen said that Lance requested the extra days because she has already hit the ground running with interviewing candidates to fill the superintendent’s cabinet positions ..read more
The Daily Journal
2w ago
The board unanimously approved one-year contracts for Chris LaRocque, village administrator, and Alan Swinford, chief of police. The contract calls for LaRocque to be paid a salary of $118,458 and Swinford a salary of $113,074 ..read more
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2w ago
Superintendent Matt Vosberg updated the BBCHS District 307 School Board on the district’s facilities planning process. “The next step for [the process] is to do a community-wide survey,” he said. “We will send out postcards April 22 to all households ..read more
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2w 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
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2w 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