The Kankakee Riverfront Society, a recently formed not-for-profit organization of riverfront advocates, announces that Staci Wilken has been elected as its new Chairperson. Scott Snavely served as Chairman prior to her election and recently resigned to pursue other opportunities.

Kankakee, IL – The City of Kankakee is pleased to announce that it has been awarded $1.8 million dollars for the Fast-Track Capital Grant. Governor Pritzker announced today that Kankakee joins the list of more than a dozen cities across the state where $24.8 million in funding

Kankakee, IL – Mayor Wells-Armstrong’s Third Annual Phenomenal Woman Awards is set to broadcast live on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. The event was rescheduled from its original date on August 11, 2020 due to severe storms and power outages.

Kankakee, IL – On 8-11-2020 on the 400 block of West Bourbonnais Street in Kankakee, Albert Zaragoza, 66 years of age, was found strangled in his apartment and his vehicle, a silver Ford F150, was found to be missing.