Kankakee Times

Freshmen legislators vent frustration at failure of budget deal

By Michael McGrady | Jun 1, 2017

Many freshmen lawmakers say the crash and burn they saw on Wednesday night came about because the Democrats don't know how to drive.

Manar attacks Kankakee Times for publishing school funding numbers

By Michael McGrady | May 26, 2017

Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) is demanding a state investigation after the Kankakee Times reported on the anticipated district-by-district financial impact of his Senate Bill 1, which promises to change the state's formula for dispensing money to public schools.

State Senator attacks Kankakee Times for publishing school funding numbers

By Michael McGrady | May 19, 2017

Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) and his Democratic colleagues are demanding an investigation after the Kankakee Times reported on the anticipated financial impact of Senate Bill 1 on school funding, a controversial proposal widely supported by Democrat legislators.

Bill in Illinois House calls for groundwater monitoring in Kankakee quarries

By Michael McGrady | Apr 13, 2017

Some local elected officials are throwing support behind a bill that would set forth new regulations for monitoring groundwater at unlined quarries around the state, including in Kankakee County, where debris dumping raises public health and environmental concerns.

Illinois households saddled with $56,000 tax burden to pay government employees' retirement debt

By Michael McGrady | Apr 2, 2017

Taxpayers across Illinois are saddled with a major tax burden, a recent report from the Illinois Policy Institute concluded.