The Kankakee County Board announced and approved a second vacancy at its August 13 meeting, without much ado.
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KCB Declares Vacant 10th District Seat
Kankakee County Board met on July 8 and declared a vacancy for the 10th district seat.
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ISP arrest Blue Island woman in I-57 rollover crash
Illinois State Police arrest Lisa Cotton, 31, of Blue Island in the rollover crash on June 26, on I-57 near Kankakee.
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Regional Superintendent of Schools to Retire
At their meeting on Tuesday, February 11, Kankakee County Board members accepted the announcement of the retirement of Regional Superintendent of Kankakee and Iroquois County Schools Frank Petkunas.
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Kankakee Budget Not Ready
On Monday, April 21, the Kankakee City Council approved a resolution that will allow the city government to still receive funding beyond April 30.
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Curtis Begins Second Term As Kankakee Mayor
Chris Curtis officially began his second term as Kankakee Mayor taking the oath of office during a swearing-in ceremony at the Monday, May 5, city council meeting.
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Sewer and Garbage Collection Rates to Increase in Kankakee May 1
Kankakee residents and businesses will be paying more on their sewer bills beginning next month. Â
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Gesky Defeated By LaMore in Manteno Mayor Race
Final tallies of ballots by the Kankakee County Clerk’s Office show Annette LaMore will be the new mayor in Manteno.
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Fireworks Company Pushes Kankakee to Act or Face Price Increase
Mad Bomber Fireworks made an offer to do the fireworks for same price as last year but only if deal was signed on March 1.
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Kankakee Riverwalk Construction to Begin
Three weeks after a New Year’s Day mass shooting left two people dead, Kankakee Police Chief Chris Kidwell told aldermen gathered for the Tuesday, January 21, City Council meeting, that he still is looking to obtain critical eyewitness evidence. That evidence could lead to an arrest or arrests in connection with the incident that left […]