Marquette clinches 2A sectional title with 11-2 win over Wilmington

Marquette clinches 2A sectional title with 11-2 win over Wilmington

The Marquette baseball team racked up 16 hits in an 11-2 win over Wilmington in Saturday's IHSA Class 2A Herscher Regional championship, clinching the 11th sectional title in program history and third in a row following a pair of 1A titles.

Dennis Marek: Is our star overheating us?

In this week's column, Dennis Marek wonders how civilization may function if or when we exhaust specific natural resources.

Kankakee Kultivators Celebrate 250 Years With Garden Tour and Artisan Faire

Visitors will tour seven private gardens and one public garden, plus bonus stops at the Column Garden and Let Freedom Ring Gardens at Small Park, browse the Artisan Faire, enter raffles, and enjoy food and drinks.

Birth announcements: Kankakee County - June 6, 2026

A list of recent births at Riverside Medical Center.

Fire damages Brother George’s food truck in Kankakee

The food trailer used by Brother George’s BBQ was heavily damaged by a fire Thursday in downtown Kankakee. A GoFundMe has been started to help the small business rebuild.