KANKAKEE, Ill - (September 8, 2020) – The City of Kankakee Council approved the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) to begin the creation of the Kankakee County Land Bank Authority with the partnership of Kankakee County. The vote to approve was unanimous.

KANKAKEE, IL - (September 3, 2020) – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering low-interest disaster loan assistance to residents and businesses affected by heavy rainfall and flooding on June 27, 2020.

Kankakee, IL –The United States Census Bureau has shortened the response to the 2020 Census. All responses are set to be completed by September 30, 2020. The original self-response period was scheduled to end by October 31, 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, operations were modified.

Kankakee, IL – New mitigation measures have been announced for Kankakee County and Will County in response to an increase in positivity rates of COVID-19 according to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). Refer to the new measures here: https://citykankakee-il.gov/post_custom.php?s=2020-08-25-new-covid-19-mitigations-announced-for-region