Celebrate the holiday season in downtown Kankakee! Starting at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 12th, visit local businesses and shop small for all your holiday gifts!

At about 1:50 PM on December 4, 2020, officers responded to a report of shots fired on the 1300 block of West Station Street.  Upon arrival, officers located a 32-year-old male with gunshot wounds in a parked vehicle.  The male, Patrick Chism of Bourbonnais, was transported to a local hospital where he subsequently died from his wounds. 

Kankakee, IL –  Strengthening the capacity to build more equitable communities; this continues to be the mission for the National League of Cities (NLC) Race, Equity, and Leadership (REAL) program.

Celebrate the Christmas season with the City of Kankakee and the Kankakee Public Library and as we prepare to decorate and celebrate the beauty of downtown.