The City of Kankakee, Kankakee Valley Park District, Kankakee River Valley Boat Club, Kankakee County Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce are thrilled to announce the Kankakee River Valley Regatta during Labor Day Weekend 2025.

Nicor Gas will install a new gas main from Washington Ave to East Ave. As part of this project, a daily temporary lane closure will be necessary for parts of Chestnut Street to allow boring under the railroad tracks.

Kankakee, IL — The City of Kankakee’s Annual Thanksgiving Dinner Giveaway, hosted by Mayor Christopher W. Curtis, will take place on Saturday, November 23, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the parking lot of the Kankakee Municipal Building.

Kankakee, IL – The City of Kankakee, in collaboration with the Kankakee County Hispanic Partnership, is excited to announce its annual celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. This vibrant event will take place on September 14, 2024, beginning at the City of Kankakee Farmers Market and continuing at the Kankakee Train Depot.

Downtown Kankakee is full of Beats, Eats, and Drinks this Summer!

Alongside Sunset Stroll and the Friday Night Concert Series, Sandwiches with a Side of Jam has returned to Downtown Kankakee! Kicking off on June 12th, the event is a lunchtime concert series at the Harold & Jean Miner Festival Square (199 S. East Ave.). The kickoff event brings bea

Kick off the summer with our annual Sunset Stroll in Downtown Kankakee!

Great news for our community!  We’re thrilled to announce that The City of Kankakee property tax rate is dropping below 5.000 for the first time since 2011, marking the lowest it has been since 2009 - that’s a significant 15-year milestone! 

The Kankakee Economic and Community Development Agency invites Kankakee residents to join them in a conversation about their neighborhoods. The highlighted topic for May’s discussion is economic needs.