Kankakee Valley Park District
Recent News About Kankakee Valley Park District
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KANKAKEE VALLEY PARK DISTRICT: Superhero Day At The Park on July 8
Come out to Goselin Park to meet Batman & Wonder Woman!
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Public employee tally: Top park districts in Kankakee County
Park districts for Limestone, Kankakee Valley and Bourbonnais employ the most government workers per capita in Kankakee County, according to 2017 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.
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Public employee tally: Bottom 100 park districts in Illinois
Park districts for Douglas, Momence and Watseka are among those in Illinois employing the fewest government workers per capita, according to 2017 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.
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Biggest spenders: What Kankakee County park districts rank highest?
Kankakee Valley, Bourbonnais and Limestone top the list in Kankakee County with the highest spending per capita in 2017, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.
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Most frugal park districts in Kankakee County
Park Districts for Douglas, Momence and Watseka top the list in Kankakee County with the lowest spending per capita in 2017, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.
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Kankakee ends park rental freebies for commissioners
The days of Kankakee Valley Park District Board of Commissioners members receiving free park-facility rentals are over.
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Park District tries to rebound after scandal leads to massive restructuring
Nearly nine months after scandal rocked the Kankakee Valley Park District, leading to the indictment of its top executive and the layoff of virtually its entire staff, appointed executive director Dayna J. Heitz admits righting the ship remains a major challenge.
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Kankakee park perks are part of plague, group says
Kankakee Valley Park District (KVPD) commissioners are apparently receiving freebies from the district, despite a district code barring such perquisites, the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) alleged recently.
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Watchdogs press park district on missing minutes
The Edgar County Watchdogs called out the Kankakee Valley Park District for failing to approve meeting minutes dating back to April 2016 yesterday.
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Kankakee park district faces financial woes following Collins indictment
Roy Collins, who's charged with blatantly misusing Kankakee Valley Park District funds to garnish his own interests at the peril of his community, was recently indicted by a federal grand jury in Springfield for fraud and embezzlement.
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Kankakee Park District taekwondo, karate classes start soon
Taekwondo classes for adults and children and karate classes for kids will be starting soon in the Kankakee Valley Park District, according to kvpd.com.
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Horseback riding, fishing programs to arrive in Kankakee
The Kankakee Valley Park District has fishing and horseback-riding lessons starting in mid-October, according to the organization's online program guide.
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Kankakee Valley Park District board discusses consent agenda
The Kankakee Valley Park District board of commissioners met Monday, April 25.
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Kankakee Valley Park District opens fall softball league signup
The Kankakee Valley Park District is accepting team registrations for its fall softball League
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Kankakee Valley Park District releases March 28 meeting minutes
The Kankakee Valley Park District Board of Park Commissioners held a meeting on Monday, March 28.