William J. “Jack” Main, 63, of Gilman, died June 6, 2010, at his home.
Justin Rashad Hawkins, 17, of Kankakee, died June 23, 2010, at Riverside Medical Center.
J.T. Bourelle, 66, of Manteno, died Monday (June 28, 2010) at home.
• A felony arson charge carrying a maximum sentence of three to seven years in prison was filed Monday against the 29-year-old Kempton man who was shot three times by police after reportedly charging toward them with a knife.
• In today’s Life Section, stay up to date on the events in the Amish Cook’s world and learn how to make knepfle, a simple soup commonly served among the Amish.
• On a night when both did what they pleased at the plate, Manteno’s Kyle Mansfield got only one thing Bradley-Bourbonnais National’s Nick Marion couldn’t: a win. Learn more about the District 11/12-year-old Little League all-star tournament in Sports.
Cheryl Lynn Leveque, 44, of St. Anne, died Sunday (June 27, 2010) in the emergency room at Iroquois Memorial Hospital, Watseka.
• Bradley’s Northfield Square mall is in need of critical roof repairs, and had to lean on village officials to get money to make sure the project could be completed.
• Do you remember when your parents would repeat things so much that they sounded like a broken record? Howard Ludwig has become that parent. Have you? Read more in today’s Life Section of The Daily Journal.
• As Bradley-Bourbonnais American Little League got off to a slow start offensively, pitcher Nick Taron kept his team in control of its game against Aroma Park/St. Anne Little League with a bevy of strikeouts. Read more in Sports.
• The Video Gaming Act enacted July 13, 2009, by the Illinois General Assembly made machines of chance legal if local municipalities chose to make it that way. Find out more about this and a July 9 meeting on the subject in today’s edition of The Daily Journal.
• A youngster fishing at Bird Park Quarry early this morning has become the third person to land a tagged fish in the Kankakee River Fishing Derby.
Marshall Yanke, of Kankakee, will collect $200 in cash on a tiny bluegill dubbed “Big Al.”
• Although professional baseball players are often held up as examples of how to play the game, their actions sometimes have a negative impact on youth baseball players, area Little League coaches and parents said Saturday.
Kenneth P. Morrical, 73, of Kankakee, died Thursday (June 24, 2010.
George J. Dick, 75, of New Burnside, formerly of Livingston County, died Aug. 16, 2008.
• Watseka is still getting a double hit from high water even as conditions are slowly improving today.
• Boat and watercraft operators are being warned not to mix alcohol and water this weekend. It could cost up to a year in jail and $2,500 in fines if arrested for operating a watercraft under the influence of alcohol or drugs during “Operation Dry Water.” Officers will be out in full force.
• Are you already thinking about football? The 2010 high school football schedule looks very much like that of the 2009 schedule. But deeper inspection does show some rather notable differences. Read more in Sports today.
