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Touches down in several towns Joni Vercellono of Herscher was driving home from Joliet Saturday when she and her boyfriend Tom Hewkin came face-to-face with a tornado on Old Chicago Road.

Herscher lost its high school girls Class A state semifinal match to Hampshire 1-0 today at North Central College in Naperville.

“The purpose of the game is for the students to learn information about the pope”

The April 6 crash happened not far from the family's tidy country home - ' about a mile south of Herscher, where in the days since the crash, a steady steam of family, friends and relatives have stopped to ... via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

The therapy is in the form of 57 large banners that initially wallpapered the inside of the school and were moved to the church for Jensen's Friday wake and Saturday funeral. via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

Limestone Elementary School teacher Patricia Jensen, 52, of rural Herscher, died Sunday following a motorcycle accident six miles west of Clifton on Sunday afternoon. via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

“That's definitely a goal, but I have to run really, really well”

The St. Anne boys' basketball team took another step in its quest for a state championship Tuesday. via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

Momence defeated Herscher 67-63 in overtime Friday in boys' basketball action. Devan McNeal and Tony Turner led the victorious Redskins with 15 points each. via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

Comment on this story Sporting events postponed: Boys' basketball -- Trinity at Cornerstone Christian; Girls' basketball -- St. via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

An FBI Agent enters the Vermilion Valley Bank in Kempton late Monday morning following an armed robbery at the bank. via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

“It's knocking on our doors; it's within our community”

Comment on this story St. George School officials have already encouraged the use hand sanitizing lotions in the classroom to combat drug-resistant staff infections. via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

“I think the thing I wanted to get out to parents is that this is not as bad as people are making it out to be. Around 20 to 40 percent of the population are carrying it around either in their noses or on their skin”

Wilmington High School officials believe a schoolwide scrub down initiated Monday has snuffed a dangerous staph infection, which has proven resistant to some popular antibiotics. via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

“We will be taking precautions by disinfecting common surfaces that students come in contact with at school”

HERSCHER Officials confirm staph infection Herscher School District officials say a case of drug-resistant staph infection has been confirmed in a student at Reddick Grade School. via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

As late as 30 years ago, television was a fairly limited thing. You had ABC, CBS and NBC. via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

“Jackie Kennedy Onassis", and Anna Sullivan, of Manteno, portraying "Marilyn Monroe", pose as mannequins for the "To The Nines: Fashion's Great Glamour Icons”

Comment on this story Photo: Melissa Gaug The Daily Journal/Melissa Gaug From left, Ron and Patty McWilliams, of Mokena, Jean Janssen, of Herscher, and Ken Jorgensen, of Momence, look at the oil painting titled ... via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

Both Cindy Frerichs, of Herscher, and Deanna Gregoire, of Watseka, had dental work done before they met Dr. via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

From Top: Cameron Alcorn, 15, of Herscher, carries a cross with Jesus as he leads the procession on Saturday. via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

“I can think of no more stirring symbol of man's humanity to man than a fire engine.”

Does Kankakee still have a DUI court? In tonight's editorial entitled "Taxpaying fairness", The Daily Journal fails to state why existing businesses and existing homeowners should be stuck with the bill to ... via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

Jamie Boyd, state's attorney of Kankakee County, released the following felony dispositions on Aug. via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

A 50-year-old Kankakee man was hospitalized after he apparently lost control of his motorcycle in high winds on Illinois 17 west of Kankakee Sunday afternoon -- one of two area injury crashes reported by state ... via Daily Journal/Sunday Journal