With the recent Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine there have been a lot of questions circulating around how this vaccine will be administered to the community members of Kankakee County. Limited amounts of the COVID-19 vaccine will begin to be allocated to Kankakee County in the coming weeks.

Kankakee, IL – Public comments will resume in person starting on Monday, December 21, 2020. This announcement includes all business meetings conducted in the City of Kankakee. Personal attacks or political statements will not be entertained during the business meeting.

Kankakee, IL – COVID-19 testing continues to become available locally. Recently, the Duane Dean Behavioral Health Center located at 700 East Court Street in Kankakee, launched their first weekend for drive thru COVID-19 testing.

Kankakee, IL – Chasity Wells-Armstrong, Mayor of Kankakee, Illinois, was elected to the National League of Cities (NLC) board of directors by NLC’s membership at the 2020 Virtual City Summit.