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Jeff Bonty

Jeff Bonty

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Court Reporter, Kankakee Daily Journal

Illinois

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I can cover pretty much anything but I usually never write about sports.

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  • It takes a community to design public parks

    By Jeff Bonty Verified| Shaw Local Verified KANKAKEE – Bird Park on Kankakee’s west side is getting its first update in years. The $1.2 million project will bring Kankakee Valley Park District’s flagship park into the 21st century. Families and their children once again will be able to enjoy the splash pad, which was constructed more than 20 years ago. It goes along with upgraded playground equipment, a meditation garden as well as improvements at the Don Palzer Band Shell and the baseball fields on the park’s north side.

    By Jeff Bonty Verified · Shaw Local

    Apr. 12, 2025

  • Positive trend: 2024 local crime stats

    By Jeff Bonty Verified| Shaw Local Verified KANKAKEE – Crime within the Kankakee-Bradley-Bourbonnais metro area is trending downward and that is the direction official – and the general public – are seeking. This trend is based on statistics each department submitted to the FBI, which the agency publishes annually in its National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRIS). “[Our numbers] did go down as far as NIBRS,” Kankakee Police Chief Chris Kidwell said.

    By Jeff Bonty Verified · Shaw Local

    Apr. 12, 2025

  • It takes a community to design public parks

    By Jeff Bonty Verified| Shaw Local Verified KANKAKEE – Bird Park on Kankakee’s west side is getting its first update in years. The $1.2 million project will bring Kankakee Valley Park District’s flagship park into the 21st century. Families and their children once again will be able to enjoy the splash pad, which was constructed more than 20 years ago. It goes along with upgraded playground equipment, a meditation garden as well as improvements at the Don Palzer Band Shell and the baseball fields on the park’s north side.

    By Jeff Bonty Verified · Shaw Local

    Apr. 12, 2025

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Kankakee Daily Journal

The Daily Journal is published Monday through Thursday afternoons and Saturday morning. The weekday circulation is 20,000. The Saturday circulation is 24,000. The Daily Journal provides coverage of Kankakee, Will, Iroquois, Ford, Livingston and Grundy counties in Illinois. The Daily Journal has won numerous awards for printing quality, advertising and editorial coverage. In addition to the main facility in Kankakee, the Daily Journal has an office located inside Northfield Square Mall, in Bourbonnais, Ill.

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