Kankakee, IL – Staff with the Economic and Community Development Agency (ECDA) partnered with local video production company, Ravenspring Creative, to create a submission to HGTV’s Hometown Takeover Contest. Ben and Erin Napier are the hosts of “Home Town,” an HGTV show featuring residential and community improvement projects in Laurel, Mississippi

Kankakee, IL – Local law enforcement throughout the county have now signed the Ten Shared Principles established between the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The signing ceremony was held at Kankakee Community College. The shared principles were adopted on M

Kankakee, IL – Since opening for business at their new location in Kankakee, 5 Star Wings located at 125 West Station Street continues to see ongoing business. Business owner, Troy Clark, started cooking out of his home before selling his meals out of a food truck in Kankakee. His business has now been opened for four years.

Kankakee, IL – Mayor Wells-Armstrong will be hosting a presentation featuring guest speaker Patricia Santoyo-Marin on the Illinois (RISE) Retaining Illinois Students and Equity Act. The free event will be held on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 in the fourth-floor auditorium at the Kankakee Public Library from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Kankakee, IL – The City of Kankakee’s Economic and Community Development Agency (ECDA) is set to host their next workshop on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 for those interested in becoming homeowners. The homebuyers workshop will be held in the ECDA conference room in suite 410 located in the Kankakee Public Library from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Kankakee, IL –  The City of Kankakee aims to celebrate its’ community as it joins the National League of Cities in the #LoveMyCity campaign. This year-long initiative will focus on highlighting the reasons in which the community takes pride in where they are from, live, work and enjoy the things the city has to offer. 

Kankakee, IL – Play Palz 101 continues to meet the needs of families. Play Palz recently opened their fourth location at 270 N. Schuyler Ave in Kankakee next to the Helen Wheeler Center.

Kankakee, IL – City of Kankakee codes were recently updated from 2003 to 2018 and are now current. Codes are updated every three years through the International Code Council (ICC). The City of Kankakee has been following the 2003 Building Codes and the 2009 Property Maintenance Code. By updating codes, Insurance Services Office (ISO) ratings have p

Kankakee, IL – The Economic and Community Development Agency (ECDA) office was awarded a grant of $52,000 from the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) to be used in initial capital for startup costs of creating a land bank, operating costs, land acquisition and other locally managed revitalization techniques.