To minimize the likelihood of exposure to COVID-19 and to reduce the risk of spreading the contagion, Public Access to City Municipal Buildings will be closed/restricted as of 7:00 a.m. Thursday, March 19, 2020 until further notice.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Adjudication court on March 19, 2020 scheduled for 2:00 p.m.  and on April 16, 2020 scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at the Public Safety Building in Kankakee have been postponed until further notice. Notices will be going out to those who are impacted. Thank you.

UPDATE FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT: In an effort to protect our emergency response personnel, if you are calling for any emergency, we ask that you inform the 911 telecommunicator if you are experiencing any flu like symptoms. Thank you.

POR FAVOR COMPARTA: Como alcalde de la ciudad, he estado en consulta con los funcionarios estatales y el equipo legal de la ciudad. Como resultado de la pandemia de COVID-19, estoy tomando las siguientes acciones:

PLEASE SHARE: As Mayor of the City, I have been in consultation with state officials and the City’s legal team. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, I am taking the following actions:

Kankakee, IL – City of Kankakee Economic and Community Development Agency (ECDA) will be postponing all events and public meetings until further notice. This decision is made in consideration of COVID-19 and the recommendation to practice social distance in an effort to slow the spread of disease.

Update from Mayor Wells-Armstrong on Coronavirus-19.

Kankakee, IL – The City of Kankakee Police Department announced it will conduct special patrols this St. Patrick’s Day to crack down on impaired drivers and encourage people to wear their seat belts. Celebrated throughout the nation, St. Patrick’s Day is one of the deadliest holidays of the year due to the number of drunk drivers on the road.

There will be increased police presence today for dismissal times at Millie Proegler School in Kankakee following a shooting that occurred around 9:45 a.m. on the 1100 block of Chicago Place. School officials have been notified.