Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong

Welcome to the City of Kankakee!

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Schuyler Avenue Streetscape - Detour

Both lanes of traffic will be open on South Schuyler Avenue for the weekend with barrels placed along the curb drop off on the west curb line. The Northbound lanes of the 100 and 200 blocks of Schuyler will be closed beginning Tuesday, May 28th and the southbound lanes will

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May 27th

Fightin' Irish 5K Ken Klipp Classic

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Bishop McNamara Catholic School | 550 W Brookmont Blvd, Kankakee

Join us for our annual 5K run and 2-mile walk! The race starts at the Bishop McNamara Kankakee Site and runs through the Village of Bradley.

May 28th

Children’s Behavioral Health Community Summit

5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Gathering Point Church | Bourbonnais

REGISTRATION REQUIRED by MAY 24

May 29th

WVLI-Mayor's Monthly Radio Broadcast

7:40 am - 8:00 am

WVLI -- 292 N. Convert Bourbonnais

May 29th

Children’s Behavioral Health Community Summit

8:00 am - 3:30 pm

GatheringPoint Church | Bourbonnais

REGISTRATION REQUIRED by MAY 24

May 30th

Kankakee Chats

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Live Stream | Channel 4 & Website

Enjoy Kankakee Chats, a place you can watch live video with Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong

May 31st

Nurse in the Library

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Kankakee Public Library

For the first time ever, AMITA Health St. Mary’s Hospital and the Kankakee Public Library are embedding a Registered Nurse (RN) right here inside the library.

May 31st

Shadow + Light Art Exhibit with Stories and Panel

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Riverside Medical Center - Cafeteria | 350 N. Wall St., Kankakee

Come experience Mental Health related artwork with Nelly Jimenez, Riverside Art Therapist, through the showcase of artwork completed by clients the entire day in

May 31st

The Free Christian Center 2nd Annual Community Play Auditions

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

The Free Christian Center | 111 E. Oak St. Kankakee

No prior acting experience necessary. This is a faith based comedy and there are also parts with no lines. Please support the great talents within Kankakee

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