The library announced that it is welcoming Shelly Rod to teach all the techniques of making sourdough bread at a workshop scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18.

A 38-year-old Kankakee man charged with the 2020 murders of two men took a blind plea deal for two of his murder charges.

Walter Pieszka wore the uniforms of both Nazi Germany and the Allied forces, and on Nov. 7, Daily Journal columnist J. Dennis Marek will be in Kankakee to sign his book telling Pieszka's story.

George Dimopoulos read the safety before the snap. Then he turned a third-and-8 slant into a 61-yard touchdown. The Crystal Lake Central grad finished with 7 catches for 127 yards in NIU's 31-24 loss ...

It was the narrowest of margins for Anya Anaya of Oregon in qualifying for the IHSA state cross-country meet. Running on her home course of Park West, Anaya claimed the 10th and final state qualifying ...

Full closure of the Ashton Road Bridge carrying traffic over Interstate 88 in Lee County is scheduled to begin Wednesday, Nov. 4, for bridge repair work. Once work is completed at the Ashton Road ...

Dixon firefighters were called at 7:43 p.m. to a detached garage fire in the 600 block of High Street. Upon arrival, the first-arriving engine company found a detached garage with fire showing from a ...

Catch up on the weekend's top prep sports action across the Will and Grundy county area in The Herald-News Weekend Rewind.

Co-owner and winemaker Brent Copstead said the winery was founded with an overarching goal of “community and friends” in mind: “We want to offer everyone a place to relax, enjoy each other’s company, ...