KANKAKEE, Ill. (April 8, 2022) – The City of Kankakee’s Economic and Community Development Agency (ECDA) is seeking qualifications from qualified Lead Risk Assessors to be their contracted inspector/assessor for the Lead Grant as well as General Contractors to be placed on the revolving list of Lead Certified Contractors that will be used for the

KANKAKEE, Ill. (April 4, 2022) – Kankakee residents are invited to attend an ECDA 101 workshop on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 5:30pm in the ECDA Conference Room located at 200 E Court St Suite 410 in Kankakee.

KANKAKEE, Ill. (March 28, 2022) – Next Saturday, April 2nd, 2022, the Economic and Community Development Agency along with Dustin Prince of New York Life Insurance Company and the local nonprofit organization Still I Rise will be hosting the second workshop in their ongoing financial literacy series.

KANKAKEE, Ill. (March 14, 2022) – Recently Barbi Brewer-Watson, Executive Director of the City of Kankakee’s Economic and Community Development Agency was approved to join Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District Housing Task Force facilitated by Congresswoman Kelly.

KANKAKEE, Ill. (March 15, 2022) – This Saturday, March 19th, 2022 the Economic and Community Development Agency along with the Kankakee Fire Department will be hosting a Fire Safety Event for kids.

KANKAKEE, Ill. (March 4, 2022) – The City of Kankakee’s Economic and Community Development Agency (ECDA) has three new programs to assist Kankakee residents thanks to the City Council’s ARP allocations. Applications for the Moderate-Income Rehab Assistance Program (MIRA), Rental Rehab program, and Kankakee American Rescue Plan (KARP) Public Service

KANKAKEE, Ill. (December 1, 2021) – For over 20 years, the Public Service Program has been administered by the City of Kankakee to fund local not-for-profit agencies providing services to low-to-moderate income persons in the City of Kankakee.

KANKAKEE IL – City of Kankakee Mayor Chris W. Curtis will host an inaugural Turkey Dinner Giveaway on Saturday, November 20, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the parking lot in front of the municipal building 304 S. Indiana Ave, Kankakee IL.