There’s little debate that school choice programs have been booming in popularity in recent years. Since 2021, state lawmakers have created a dozen educational choice programs available to all ...

Brooklyn Burdick, Beecher; Zamara Killis, Beecher; Sherlyn Perez, Bishop McNamara; Savana Smith, Bishop McNamara; Lily Walker-Dionne, Bishop McNamara; Sophia DeCarlo ...

It’s been a while since I read or studied Shakespeare’s “King Lear,” but I recall the part about the ailing monarch dividing his realm among his three daughters and their husbands.

Coal City was named for the historic coal mines in the vicinity of the Grundy County community. The village logo shows a crossed pick and shovel, along with the outline of the state of Illinois.

Grab your friends, dress in pink and enjoy a free screening of “Barbie” to celebrate Women’s History Month. At 6 p.m., Harbor House, Clove Alliance and the Kankakee Area LGBTQ Network will ...

A 41-year-old man was shot multiple times at 10:20 p.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of North Wildwood in Kankakee. Officers responded to the location in reference to shots fired.

The General Assembly has an opportunity to help poor kids from our state to get out of poverty, an opportunity for a better education, and a chance to change their lives. Here’s the kicker: It ...

If there is one overriding theme of the Biden years, it is the systematic degradation of American freedom, pushing the lives and freedom of private citizens aside as government expands and takes over.

You may have heard the Biden Justice Department is suing Google in federal court for being a “monopoly.” That’s a bizarre charge given that few, if any companies in all American history have ...

They’re messing with your heads and your elections, and you probably don’t even know it. Overwhelming evidence now of record shows how routinely big tech platforms distort news on the internet ...

Another fun year in the books. Merchant Street MusicFest took place last weekend, and attendees were buzzing from the power of music (the beer tent probably helped, too). Friday night saw smaller ...

I agree with the Journal’s July 15 editorial “The Kankakee River is a valuable resource.” I am jealous that the river in Illinois is appreciated for all its benefits, whereas in Indiana, it ...