Kankakee Times

Report: Kankakee Police Pension Fund lost $192,445 in investment income in 2016

By Kankakee Times | May 21, 2018

After projecting its investments would grow by 6.75 percent, the Kankakee Police Pension Fund lost 1.72 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Public employee tally: Top park districts in Kankakee County

By Local Labs News Service | May 21, 2018

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.

Analysis: Bradley Bourbonnais administrators rank 325th in state for average pay

By Local Labs News Service | May 20, 2018

Administrators in Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School District 307 earn an average of $103,192 per year, ranking 325th out of 858 districts in the state.

Report: Average pensioner in Kankakee Firefighters' Pension Fund earns $75,164 per year

By Local Labs News Service | May 20, 2018

The Kankakee Firefighters' Pension Fund had 48 active participants receiving an average salary of $75,164 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Report: Bradley Police Pension Fund lost $72,914 in investment income in 2016

By Kankakee Times | May 20, 2018

After projecting its investments would grow by 6.75 percent, the Bradley Police Pension Fund lost 1.00 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Analysis: Kankakee pays $5.27 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Kankakee Police Pension Fund

By Local Labs News Service | May 20, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 84.1 percent of the $3,299,414 the Kankakee Police Pension Fund brought in last year, or $5.27 for every $1 from pension members.

4 offenders paroled in zip code 60915 in December

By Local Labs News Service | May 20, 2018

Four offenders released on parole in December live in Illinois zip code 60915, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Kankakee Times.

Report: Cissna Park spent $9,572 per student in 2016-17

By Local Labs News Service | May 20, 2018

Spending per pupil at Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6 is down 8 percent from five years ago, according to a Kankakee Times analysis of district finances.

Grant Park Community Unit School District 6 Board will meet May 21.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 19, 2018

Grant Park Community Unit School District 6 Board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, May 21.

Herscher Community Unit School District 2 Board of Education met April 9.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 19, 2018

Herscher Community Unit School District 2 Board of Education met Monday, April 9.

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Godspeed Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).

Manteno Community Unit School District 5 Board of Education Technology Committee met May 9.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 19, 2018

Manteno Community Unit School District 5 Board of Education Technology Committee met Wednesday, May 9.

Manteno Community Unit School District 5 Board of Education Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment Committee met May 10.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 19, 2018

Manteno Community Unit School District 5 Board of Education Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment Committee met Thursday, May 10.

Kankakee Public Library Board of Trustees met April 17.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 19, 2018

Kankakee Public Library Board of Trustees met Tuesday, April 17.

Kankakee County Community Services Committee met April 17.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 19, 2018

Kankakee County Community Services Committee met Tuesday, April 17.

Kankakee County Planning, Zoning and Agriculture Committee met May 16.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 19, 2018

Kankakee County Planning, Zoning and Agriculture Committee met at 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 16.

Kankakee County Planning, Zoning and Agriculture Committee met April 18.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 19, 2018

Kankakee County Planning, Zoning and Agriculture Committee met Wednesday, April 18.

River Valley Metro Mass Transit District Board of Trustees met February 27.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 19, 2018

River Valley Metro Mass Transit District Board of Trustees met Tuesday, Feb. 27.

Analysis: Kankakee pays $7.68 for every $1 pensioners contribute to Kankakee Firefighters' Pension Fund

By Local Labs News Service | May 19, 2018

Taxpayers contributed 88.5 percent of the $3,042,596 the Kankakee Firefighters' Pension Fund brought in last year, or $7.68 for every $1 from pension members.

Report: Central spent $10,799 per student in 2016-17

By Local Labs News Service | May 19, 2018

Spending per pupil at Central Community Unit School District 4 is up 13 percent from five years ago, according to a Kankakee Times analysis of district finances.