Kankakee County
Recent News About Kankakee County
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Kankakee County clerk boasts decade of being under budget
The Kankakee County Clerk’s Office has ended its 10th consecutive fiscal year under budget, according to its annual report.
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Kankakee welcomes return of Da Bears with pigskin party
Football fans and anyone looking for some community fun are being invited to pig out at the Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce's annual pigskin party celebrating the return of the Chicago Bears for spring training, according to the chamber's website.
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Want to report a crime in Kankakee County, there's now an app
Kankakee County State’s Attorney Jim Rowe recently announced via Facebook that county residents can now submit anonymous tips to law enforcement using Safe2Tell, a mobile phone app.
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Report: 6 percent of homes in Kankakee County "seriously underwater" on their mortgages
Just over one out of every 20 homeowners in Kankakee County has a mortgage that's 125 percent or more of their home's value as of March 31, according to a report by Attom Data Solutions, a California-based provider of property data.
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Kankakee warns of phone scam using fake 'deputies'
Any Kankakee County resident who receives a call from someone purporting to be a deputy sheriff should be wary, especially if the caller asks for money, the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office is warning on its Facebook page.
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St. George Community Consolidated School District 258 placed on financial "Recognition" list by state board of education
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed St. George Community Consolidated School District 258 on its financial "Recognition" list.
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St. Anne Community High School District 302 placed on financial "Recognition" list by state board of education
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed St. Anne Community High School District 302 on its financial "Recognition" list.
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St. Anne Community Consolidated School District 256 placed on financial "Recognition" list by state board of education
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed St. Anne Community Consolidated School District 256 on its financial "Recognition" list.
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Kankakee County Policy Committee met May 10.
Kankakee County Policy Committee met Wednesday, May 10.
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Kankakee County Technical Advisory Committee met May 10.
Kankakee County Technical Advisory Committee met Wednesday, May 10.
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Kankakee County Policy Committee met June 28.
Kankakee County Policy Committee met at 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 28.
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Pembroke Community Consolidated School District 259 placed on financial "Early Warning" list by state board of education
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Pembroke Community Consolidated School District 259 on its financial "Early Warning" list.
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Kankakee County Technical Advisory Committee met June 28.
Kankakee County Technical Advisory Committee met at 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 28.
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Momence Community Unit School District 1 placed on financial "Recognition" list by state board of education
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Momence Community Unit School District 1 on its financial "Recognition" list.
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Manteno Community Unit School District 5 placed on financial "Recognition" list by state board of education
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Manteno Community Unit School District 5 on its financial "Recognition" list.
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Pembroke CCSD 259 holds no long-term debt
Pembroke Community Consolidated School District 259 is one of the few school districts in Illinois with no long-term debt, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the Kankakee Times.
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St Anne CCSD 256 holds $20k in long-term debt
St. Anne Community Consolidated School District 256 has $200,000 in debt, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the Kankakee Times.
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Kankakee School District 111 placed on financial "Review" list by state board of education
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Kankakee School District 111 on its financial "Review" list.
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Bradley SD 61 holds $3 million in long-term debt
Bradley School District 61 has $2,953,972 in debt, which is $783 per household in the district, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the Kankakee Times.
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Herscher Community Unit School District 2 placed on financial "Recognition" list by state board of education
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Herscher Community Unit School District 2 on its financial "Recognition" list.