The Daily Journal

 
General Information

• The Daily Journal is published Monday through Friday afternoons and Sunday morning. The weekday circulation is 28,000. The Sunday circulation is 33,500. The Daily Journal provides coverage of Kankakee, Will, Iroquois, Ford, Livingston and Grundy counties in Illinois and Newton County in Indiana.

• The Journal has won numerous awards for printing quality, advertising and editorial coverage.

• The Daily Journal has bureaus in Washington, D.C.; the state capital in Springfield; Peotone; Watseka; and Bourbonnais; in addition to the Kankakee office.


Daily Features

Monday: Special seniority pages run on the first and third Mondays, with news devoted to senior citizens. Keepsake, a tabloid with area wedding and engagement announcements, runs on the second and fourth Mondays.

Tuesday: KidStuff brings news of interest for young people, including the Mini-Page, Tell Me a Story and Job Center. The Job Center page was recognized by the State of Illinois as one of the top three services to youth in the state.

Wednesday: Accent on Food, including Readers Recipe Exchange and a Weekly Menu Planner.

Thursday: Faith and Religion covers area churches and beliefs.

Friday: The Outdoors page brings you the latest information on hunting, fishing, hiking and camping in the area and throughout the Midwest.

Every Day: The Business Page lists any stock of local interest, free for our subscribers. The AccuWeather Forecast brings you full color weather for a week at a glance. Sports covers every varsity high school result in the area. Life brings you features for living, your home and your family. and Region covers regional and agricultural news.


Locations

• The Daily Journal is located in Kankakee, Illinois and also has offices in Bourbonnais and Peotone, Illinois.

Kankakee Office:
8 Dearborn Square
Kankakee, Illinois 60901

Bourbonnais Office:
1180 North Convent
Bourbonnais, Illinois 60914

Manteno Office:
47 West Second
Manteno, Illinois 60950

Peotone Office:
104 West Main
Peotone, Illinois 60468




Other Publications

daily-journal.com: In addition to offering our readers the most current local news six days a week in print, we are also available on-line at: www.daily-journal.com.


Printing

• The Daily Journal was one of the earliest printing sites for USA Today and prints both USA Today and Sports Weekly. The quality of reproduction on The Journal presses has won top awards in Gannett and other national printing competitions.


Kankakee County

• With a population of 100,000, Kankakee County has shown remarkable progress during the 1990s. Unemployment is at a 20-year low. In 1997, Readers Digest named Kankakee County as one of the 50 best places to raise a family.

• Kankakee County has its own symphony, its own theater group and a historical museum.

• The area is also home to a number of active summer festivals, including the Friendship Festival in Bourbonnais, the Gladiolus Festival in Momence and the Pumpkin Festival in St. Anne.
 
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