Herscher News

Kankakee Mayor Nina Epstein had to cast the tie-breaking vote, but in the end, after the city council meeting was over, Herscher's Country Chevrolet was OK'd to be part of the Kankakee River Valley Enterprise Zone Monday night.

Battery A 16-year-old Peotone girl was arrested at 11:10 a.m. Thursday at Peotone High School by Peotone police for battery.

One of the area's most charismatic businessmen and veterans' advocates, Tom Holtz, 62, died Tuesday afternoon at his Bradley home.

Allison Greene of Kankakee and Matt Peterson of Seneca will be married Aug. 11 at the Rialto Square Theater in Joliet.

"Maybe they come for the lingerie, but they stay for the football." That's how Laura Petersen, a product of the Herscher Junior Football program, describes the appeal of her games as a member of the Lingerie Football League.

Bourbonnais resident Linda Smith plays no official role in the planned redevelopment of the Meadowview Shopping Center in Kankakee.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory until midnight tonight for Kankakee County and surrounding areas.

Published in The Daily Journal print edition Jan. 7, 2012 Chasing the Illinois Lottery's pot of gold can be rewarding.

Published in The Daily Journal print edition Jan. 7, 2012 Gas station and convenience store clerks throughout the area know their "people." The coffee drinkers.