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News from May 2016

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Herscher Community Unit School District releases board meeting details

By Louie Torres | May 31, 2016

Members of the Herscher Community Unit School District regular board held a meeting on Monday, March 14.

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Kankakee School District No. 111 education board gathers to approve grant applications, requests

By Louie Torres | May 31, 2016

The Kankakee School District No. 111 board of education gathered for a regular meeting Monday, April 11.

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Kankakee’s Cloonen backs Chicago Public Schools bailout, income tax hike

By LocalLabs News Service | May 31, 2016

State Rep. Kate Cloonen (D-District 79) joined a Chicago-led coalition in Springfield last week pushing to raise income taxes, and require suburban and downstate taxpayers to dramatically increase their subsidies to prop up Chicago’s insolvent public school system.

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Kankakee County Finance Committee approves minutes at meeting

By Louie Torres | May 29, 2016

The Kankakee County Finance Committee gathered for a meeting at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 24.

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Manteno reviews public safety matters at Committee of the Whole meeting

By Louie Torres | May 29, 2016

The Village of Manteno Committee of the Whole for Public Safety met at 7 a.m. Wednesday, May 25.

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Bradley Broadway Redevelopment Committee meets to discuss bike path, public comment

By Louie Torres | May 29, 2016

The Village of Bradley Broadway Redevelopment Committee met at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 26.

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Bourbonnais Township Park District holds regular meeting

By Louie Torres | May 29, 2016

The Bourbonnais Township Park District held a regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 23.

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Kankakee County Community Services Committee releases information about March meeting

By Louie Torres | May 29, 2016

The Kankakee County Community Services Committee gathered for a regular meeting on Wednesday, March 23.

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Kankakee County Court Services Committee releases January minutes

By Louie Torres | May 29, 2016

The Kankakee County Court Services Committee met on Tuesday, Jan. 19.

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Republicans react to Cloonen’s support for billions in tax increase

By Carol Ostrow | May 27, 2016

In the recent legislative session State Rep. Kate Cloonen voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a measure that would cost constituents upwards of $3.6 billion — a bill tagged by the Quad-City Times as an “end-run on democracy.” 

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Kankakee County Executive Committee gathers to discuss, approve minutes

By Louie Torres | May 27, 2016

The Kankakee County Executive Committee held a meeting at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 26.

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Kankakee County Community Services Committee gathers to approve minutes, discuss business

By Louie Torres | May 26, 2016

The Kankakee County Community Services Committee met at 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 25.

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Momence City Council meets, approves spelling bee event

By Louie Torres | May 26, 2016

The Momence City Council called a regular meeting on Monday, May 2.

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Kankakee Environmental Services Utility Committee details recent meeting

By Louie Torres | May 22, 2016

The Environmental Services Utility Committee gathered for a regular meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, May 16.

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Bradley License, Zoning, Planning and Grants Committee discusses repercussions of gambling revenue

By Louie Torres | May 22, 2016

The Village of Bradley License, Zoning, Planning and Grants Committee met May 2 to discuss gambling revenue and how it could affect the village.

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Kankakee City Council reviews petitions at meeting

By Louie Torres | May 22, 2016

The City of Kankakee City Council met on May 16 to discuss various petitions.

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Bourbonnais holds public hearing before corporate authorities

By Louie Torres | May 22, 2016

The Village of Bourbonnais Council met at 5:15 p.m. Monday, May 16, to hold a public hearing in front of various corporate authorities.

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Kankakee County Court Services Committee gathers to approve minutes, review monthly reports

By Louie Torres | May 22, 2016

The Kankakee County Court Services Committee held a regular meeting at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 17.

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Kankakee County Planning-Zoning Agriculture Committee reviews variance request at meeting

By Louie Torres | May 20, 2016

The Kankakee Planning and Zoning Agriculture Committee met at 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 18.

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Kankakee County Public Safety Committee reviews recent meeting

By Louie Torres | May 20, 2016

The Kankakee County Public Safety Committee met at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 19.