The City of Kankakee has allocated $350,000.00 from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to fund the ‘Kankakee Works’ grant program for small businesses who faced negative economic impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic. The City expects to award up to 20 businesses with this one-time grant on a reimbursement basis for expenses that must have occurred

Youth advisory board Members are needed! We are looking for youth between the ages of 12 to 20 to be part of the Board. The Board will have different meetings, activities, giveaways and more!

As part of the City opioid settlement, on December 19, 2023 the Fire Department presented a check for $5,000.00 to the opioid taskforce.

Please join us in congratulating our newest police officers. Officers Michael Keane, Tristan Gesler, Autumn Schmidt and Samantha Fabbro graduated the 16 weeks training course at the Police Training Institute.

Kankakee, IL – Asbury of Kankakee, a leading senior living community, is excited to announce the official groundbreaking ceremony for its Memory Care Expansion Project. This milestone event will take place on December 11, 2023, from 9:00 am to 10:30 am at the project site located at 1975 E Court St, Kankakee, IL 60901.

KANKAKEE, Illinois – This morning at approximately 7:45 a.m. the City of Kankakee Police department received notification that a bomb threat was made via social media to Bishop McNamara Catholic School site at 550 West Brookmont Blvd., Kankakee, IL. 60901

The City has launched a new mobile app, KanConnect, that empowers citizens to easily report non-emergency issues located within City limits to City Staff. It also provides on-the-go access to the latest City news and information. In a matter of minutes, the app allows users to submit a description, picture and location of a City neighborhood issue,