KANKAKEE, Illinois - Effective Friday June 16, 2023 City of Kankakee Police Chief Robin Passwater will retire. Chief Passwater quoted “It has been a pleasure to serve the citizens of Kankakee as a Police Officer for the last 33 years, however, it is time for me to move on to another chapter of my life.”

Kankakee, IL - Earlier this year the City Administration and the Kankakee City Council voted to ELIMINATE the City’s vehicle sticker requirement. This means that residents will not have to purchase a vehicle sticker this year.

KANKAKEE, IL (March 7, 2023) – The Economic and Community Development Agency is hosting its final individual tax workshop to help community members prepare themselves for the 2023 tax season. This final workshop will be held on Tuesday, March 21st at 5:00 PM in the ECDA conference room, located at 200 E Court Street Suite 410 in Kankakee.

On February 2, 2023 at approximately 9:45 pm, the Kankakee Fire Department was notified of a residential fire at 455 E. Bourbonnais St. The fire resulted in the death of a resident. Within the structure, the fire department found a male resident, Phillip Spencer deceased. The fire was investigated, and was determined to be suspicious in nature.

KANKAKEE, IL (February 23, 2023) – The Economic and Community Development Agency (ECDA) will begin hosting community conversations for the residents of Kankakee in the upcoming year. The gatherings will be held throughout the City of Kankakee to reach residents across the seven (7) wards.

KANKAKEE, IL (February 13, 2023) – El próximo taller presenatdo por la Agencia de Desarrollo Económico y Comunitario en su serie de talleres para negocios pequeños está programado para el martes 7 de marzo de 5 a 6:30 P.M. en la ECDA sala de conferencias, ubicada en el cuarto piso de la Biblioteca Pública de Kankakee.

KANKAKEE, IL (February 8, 2023) – The Economic and Community Development Agency is hosting individual tax workshops to help community members prepare themselves for the 2023 tax season. There will be three opportunities to attend: Thursday, February 16th, Saturday, March 11th, and Tuesday, March 21st.

KANKAKEE, IL (February 1, 2023) – The Economic and Community Development Agency is hosting a series of business workshops throughout 2023. Each workshop will take place at 5pm on the first Tuesday of each month from February through October.

Kankakee, IL – The Kankakee City Council has approved the extension of a 24-month agreement through September 2024 with Chicago-based MC Squared Energy Services, LLC, as part of the city’s community choice electricity aggregation program, providing a pathway to achieve its renewable energy goals.