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Photos: Kankakee's Lincoln Williams signs with Illini basketball
Kankakee Daily Journal 09 Jun 2026
Grand Ridge Grade School announces fourth quarter honor rolls. .
Exhibits to come alive for Night at Kankakee County Museum
Kankakee Daily Journal 09 Jun 2026
Experience the Kankakee County Museum after hours like never before. The Kankakee County Historical Society’s new fundraising event, Night at the Kankakee County Museum, will bring the exhibits to life from 6 p.m ... 8th Ave., Kankakee.
Jeffers apartment complex in Kankakee set to begin
Kankakee Daily Journal 09 Jun 2026
The construction of the 47-unit, three-story apartment will likely begin by mid to late July, and the transformation of the former bank will likely begin shortly, according to an agreement with the Kankakee administration.
Man now facing federal charges in 2021 Kankakee homicide
Kankakee Daily Journal 09 Jun 2026
A Kankakee man charged with killing a 15-year-old boy in June 2021 will now be facing federal charges. Kankakee County court records show the state charges were dismissed May 26 against 28-year-old Anycco M.
Kankakee basketball star Lincoln Williams picks Illinois
Chicago Sun-Times 09 Jun 2026
Lincoln Williams, who has been the top uncommitted prospect in the state for months, graduated May 21 from Kankakee ... ‘‘But it feels pretty good to be an hour away from where I grew up here in Kankakee.
Lincoln Williams’ family, Kankakee community celebrate his signing with Illinois basketball
Kankakee Daily Journal 09 Jun 2026
Members of the Kankakee community have come out to watch Lincoln Williams play basketball many times over the years. At Kankakee High School’s Dr ... “Kankakee’s not that big, so it means a lot to be a kid from Kankakee going to Champaign.
Daily Journal area boasts 29 ICA All-State softball players
Kankakee Daily Journal 09 Jun 2026
The Illinois Coaches Association released the 2026 ICA Softball All-State teams Monday, with 29 Kankakee area players finding themselves among four classes of three teams each.
Illinois signs Kankakee standout Lincoln Williams
The News-Gazette 08 Jun 2026
2-time News-Gazette All-Stater joins top 10 recruiting class ... .
KAMEG arrests Kankakee man on multiple charges
Kankakee Daily Journal 08 Jun 2026
The Illinois State Police’s Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group (KAMEG) arrested 58-year-old Douglas P. Moore, of Kankakee, on multiple charges Friday ... According to Kankakee County Circuit ...
United Way of Kankakee & Iroquois Counties provides updated list of food pantries
Kankakee Daily Journal 08 Jun 2026
The United Way of Kankakee and Iroquois Counties has provided an updated list of all food pantries in the region, accurate as of June 5, 2026.Kankakee ... Schuyler Ave, Kankakee815-937-4277Open to Kankakee County residents once per week.
Kankakee’s Lincoln Williams to continue basketball career at Illinois
Kankakee Daily Journal 08 Jun 2026
The wait to see where Kankakee’s Lincoln Williams, a four-star recruit and the consensus top player in the state for the class of 2026, would continue his basketball career is officially over ... From Kankakee to Champaign.
Listen: Kankakee County’s 5 most-read stories this week, May 31-June 6
Kankakee Daily Journal 07 Jun 2026
Catch up on the news Kankakee County readers couldn’t stop talking about ... headlines and local favorites from across Kankakee County.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library provides 11,415 free books to 1,500 children through Kankakee United Way
Kankakee Daily Journal 07 Jun 2026
The United Way of Kankakee & Iroquois Counties is celebrating the ... It is jointly funded by the United Way of Kankakee and Iroquois Counties and the Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley.
Kankakee celebrates Independence Day with live music and fireworks along the river
Kankakee Daily Journal 07 Jun 2026
The Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra is hosting its annual Independence Day celebration Saturday, July 4, along the south banks of the Kankakee River ... at Kankakee Community College ... All proceeds benefit the Kankakee Valley Symphony Orchestra.
Birth announcements: Kankakee County - June 6, 2026
Kankakee Daily Journal 06 Jun 2026
Liseth Vega Chimbo, Kankakee, girl, Aislinn Antonella, May 25, fifth child.