Kankakee, IL – Mayor Wells-Armstrong will be hosting the African American Leadership Scholarship awards celebration on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. in the fourth-floor auditorium of the Kankakee Public Library. The committee has chosen five graduating students from Kankakee who will be awarded in the amount of $2,000 each.

Kankakee, IL – Male volunteers in the City of Kankakee are set to be recognized for their contributions to the community. Mayor Wells-Armstrong will honor seven local men during her monthly Kankakee Chats livestream on Thursday, July 30, 2020. The livestream will begin at 7:30 p.m. with City of Kankakee updates.

KANKAKEE, Ill. (July 21, 2020) – The City of Kankakee’s Economic and Community Development Agency (ECDA) has been working with residents and businesses through multiple programs during this past fiscal year, May 2019 through April 2020.

Kankakee, IL – Although the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the 2020 Census, the count continues to move forward. The United States Census Bureau is expected to send out reminder postcards this week to an estimated 34.3 million households. This will be the final mailing before census takers begin to visit homes who have not yet responded star

Kankakee, IL – Mayor Wells-Armstrong will be hosting part two of her Diversity and Inclusion Series on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 in the fourth-floor auditorium at the Kankakee Public Library from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Kankakee, IL – A new business in the City of Kankakee has officially opened its doors. Station Street Café, located at 150 E. Station Street, is serving up a variety of lunch items in downtown Kankakee.

Kankakee, IL – Las horas adicionales para obtener una etiqueta adhesiva del vehículo de la ciudad de Kankakee comenzarán la próxima semana. Aquellos que todavía necesitan comprar su etiqueta adhesiva de vehículo todavía pueden hacerlo durante el horario comercial regular de la ciudad de lunes a viernes de 8:00 a.m. a 4:00 p.m. Pegatinas se venden e

KANKAKEE, Ill. (July 6, 2020) – The City of Kankakee’s Economic and Community Development Agency (ECDA) was awarded $15,000 from the Mayoral Caucus to continue promoting the 2020 Census. As of this week, only 53-54 percent of residents have completed the census. This additional funding will be geared toward directly assisting residents during these

KANKAKEE, Ill. (June 23, 2020) – The Mayor’s Advisory Committee (MAC) and City Council approved funding for fiscal year 2020-2021 to four local nonprofits through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program administered by the Economic and Community Development Agency (ECDA).