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

KANKAKEE, Ill. (August 26, 2020) – As the census end date of September 30, 2020 grows closer, the City of Kankakee will be hosting multiple “Census Pop-Up Parties” and tables around the community in every ward.

Kankakee, IL – Kankakee United is set to host a career exploration tonight on August 25, 2020. The presentation will take place at 5:30 p.m. in the fourth-floor auditorium in the Kankakee Public Library with guest speaker, Cydney Boyd, a Kankakee Community College career development counselor. Those interested are invited to come learn more about w

KANKAKEE, IL (August 24, 2020) – The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) has created the Emergency Mortgage Assistance (EMA) Program to assist homeowners who have been impacted by COVID-19 up to $15,000 for missed mortgage payments through 2020. Applications begin today on Monday, August 24, 2020 through Friday, September 4, 2020 and are

The Kankakee Riverfront Society, a recently formed not-for-profit organization of riverfront advocates, announces that Staci Wilken has been elected as its new Chairperson. Scott Snavely served as Chairman prior to her election and recently resigned to pursue other opportunities.

Kankakee, IL – The City of Kankakee is pleased to announce that it has been awarded $1.8 million dollars for the Fast-Track Capital Grant. Governor Pritzker announced today that Kankakee joins the list of more than a dozen cities across the state where $24.8 million in funding

Kankakee, IL – Mayor Wells-Armstrong’s Third Annual Phenomenal Woman Awards is set to broadcast live on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. The event was rescheduled from its original date on August 11, 2020 due to severe storms and power outages.