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Nazareth blows out Kankakee 69-19 for Eddie Stritzel’s 500th coaching win

Kankakee Daily Journal 11 Feb 2026
Heading into Tuesday’s road game at Kankakee, Nazareth senior Stella Sakalas had been around for 124 of head coach Eddie Stritzel’s career wins in her four-year varsity career ... Kankakee has its ...
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Lincoln Williams, EJ Hazelett reach milestones as Kankakee ends SAC play 12-0: Tuesday’s Daily Journal roundup

Kankakee Daily Journal 11 Feb 2026
Boys basketball. Kankakee 70, Thornton 43. There were a few major milestones reached for the Kays (23-1, 12-0 Southland Athletic Conference) in Tuesday’s road win that finished off an unbeaten conference season ... The win was Kankakee’s 18th in a row ... .
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St. Anne’s Rick Schoon earns 500th career victory with RVC Tournament win over Momence

Kankakee Daily Journal 11 Feb 2026
St. Anne wasn’t at its sharpest during the first half of its River Valley Conference Tournament semifinal game against Momence ... Anne to secure a 64-43 victory and a place in Friday’s tournament championship ... St ... 10, 2026. (Tiffany Blanchette) ... St ... St ... St ... St.
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Kankakee County prosecutors file charges against Indiana man accused of killing woman

Kankakee Daily Journal 10 Feb 2026
The Kankakee County State’s Attorney’s Office has filed five charges against the man accused of killing Courtney M ... Burkes, of Hammond, Indiana, was booked in the Jerome Combs Detention Center in Kankakee Tuesday.
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Ottawa holds on for 55-44 win over upset-minded Bradley-Bourbonnais

Kankakee Daily Journal 10 Feb 2026
Ottawa went into Monday’s road matchup against Bradley-Bourbonnais with 13 more wins this season than the host Boilermakers ... “It was definitely really big to get the win today,” she said ... Girls Basketball. Bradley-Bourbonnais vs ... 9, 2026 ... 9, 2026 ... 9, 2026.
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Pippa Dunnill helps shoot Herscher past Streator

Kankakee Daily Journal 10 Feb 2026
Herscher senior guard Pippa Dunnill was kiddingly asked what she had for lunch after her outstanding shooting performance in Monday night’s Illinois Central Eight Conference game against Streator at Pops Dale Gymnasium ... 12 ... (Tom Sistak For Shaw Media).
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Iroquois West gets 6th straight win; Wilmington upsets Manteno in ICE finale: Monday’s Daily Journal Roundup

Kankakee Daily Journal 10 Feb 2026
Girls basketball. Iroquois West 59, St. Joseph-Ogden 56. The Raiders (15-9) extended their winning streak to six games with a road victory. Amelia Scharp’s 24 points helped to lead the way while Kailey Vaske added 16 points ... Crete-Monee 47, Kankakee 43 ... .
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Cissna Park spoils Watseka/Milford’s senior night, clinches at least share of VVC

Kankakee Daily Journal 10 Feb 2026
Anytime any combo of Cissna Park, Watseka and Milford meet in any sporting event, regardless of how successful either team is, the ante is upped in the longstanding Iroquois County rivalries ... 9, 2026. (Mason Schweizer) ... 9, 2026. (Mason Schweizer).
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Kankakee Regional Land Bank Authority offers rehab-ready homes for sale

Kankakee Daily Journal 09 Feb 2026
The Kankakee Regional Land Bank Authority, a partnership between the City of Kankakee and Kankakee County, is selling abandoned single-family and 2-unit homes ready for rehabilitation ... .
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Kankakee man found guilty of attempted murder

Kankakee Daily Journal 09 Feb 2026
Arthur Hopewell, of Kankakee, was found guilty of attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm of his now ex-wife last Wednesday in Kankakee County court ... Kankakee police said.
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Kankakee Community College offers Microsoft Copilot workplace training on April 3

Kankakee Daily Journal 09 Feb 2026
Kankakee Community College will offer Microsoft Copilot in the Workplace, a practical one-session class designed to help employees work more efficiently using artificial intelligence within Microsoft apps.
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