After hiring P4 Security Solutions/REM Management Services, Inc., a private firm that conducts national searches for law enforcement executives, Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong has selected Frank J. Kosman as the next Chief of Police for the City of Kankakee.

During the Kankakee Area Transportation Study Metropolitan Planning Organization, (KATS MPO) meeting held on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong stood before her colleagues to advocate for funding that will support phase I and II engineering for Hobbie Avenue.  The Mayor requested the board to reconsider last month’s decision to

Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong hosted the Second Annual Phenomenal Awards Event on March 26, 2019 at the Kankakee Public Library.

The City of Kankakee has partnered with Kankakee School District #111 as the fiscal agent of the COPS grant. 

Mayor Wells-Armstrong will appoint Barbara Brewer-Watson as Executive Director of the Community Development Agency for the City of Kankakee at the City Council meeting on Monday, March 18. Brewer-Watson will transition from her role as President and CEO of the Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce at the end of the month.

Congresswoman Robin Kelly will host a Youth Job Expo for young men and women between the ages of 16 and 23 on Saturday, April 13, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, in the Media Center of Rich South High School, 5000 Sauk Trail, Richton Park.

The City of Kankakee has partnered with Utility Service Partners, a HomeServe Company, to offer protection for homeowners against repairs to water and sewer service lines. The coverage is voluntary and available at affordable monthly or annual prices.

In response to the number of calls regarding potholes, the City of Kankakee has implemented a new feature on its website.

With the warming temperatures and additional rainfall, officials are actively monitoring the elevated water levels within the City of Kankakee along the Kankakee River.