KANKAKEE, IL - (August 10, 2020) – The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) has created the Emergency Housing Assistance (ERA) Program to assist renters who have been impacted by COVID-19 up to $5,000 for back rent and prepay through 2020. Applications open Monday, August 10 through Friday, August 21 and are chosen through a third-party ra

At about 10:30 PM on August 6, 2020, officers responded to a report of a gunshot victim at a residence on the 300 Block of S. Rosewood Avenue.  Upon arrival, officers located a male subject on the front porch of the residence deceased from an apparent gunshot.

Kankakee, IL – Downtown Kankakee recently welcomed a new family-owned nail salon.

Kankakee, IL – An unexpected pregnancy can be one of the most alarming moments in a woman’s life. Since 1985, Living Alternatives Pregnancy Resource Center has been helping families with unplanned pregnancies.