Kankakee Times

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Grant Park Community Unit School District 6 on its financial "recognition" list.

Statewide test results: white students score 11.9 points higher at Bradley West Elementary School

At Bradley West Elementary School, a 11.9-point achievement gap persisted between white and hispanic students in 2017.

Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center reports 3% truancy rate

The truancy rate at Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center fell to 3 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Kankakee Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

Liberty Intermediate School reports 6% truancy rate

The truancy rate at Liberty Intermediate School rose to 6 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Kankakee Times analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

83.3 percent of Noel Levasseur teachers stay put; average earns $47,575 per year

More than 83.3 percent of teachers stay at Noel Levasseur Elementary School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

Statewide test results: white students score 8.8 points higher at Lincoln Cultural Center - Montessori Elementary

At Lincoln Cultural Center - Montessori Elementary, a 8.8-point achievement gap persisted between white and hispanic students in 2017.

Village of Clifton Board of Trustees met October 8

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Oct 10, 2018

Village of Clifton Board of Trustees met 7 p.m. Monday, October 8.

At St. Anne Community, 80 percent of students graduate high school; 56 percent go to college

About 81 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 80 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

How much revenue has St Anne CCSD 256 received from local taxpayers?

The revenue St. Anne Community Consolidated School District 256 received through local taxes increased 8 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a Kankakee Times analysis of public schools data.

Village of Clifton Board of Trustees met August 13.

Village of Clifton Board of Trustees met Monday, Aug. 13.

Village of Ashkum Board of Trustees met September 18.

Village of Ashkum Board of Trustees met Tuesday, Sept. 18.

Momence City Council met September 17.

Momence City Council met Monday, Sept. 17.

City of Kankakee City Council met September 17.

City of Kankakee City Council met Monday, Sept. 17.

VILLAGE OF BOURBONNAIS: Bourbonnais Parkway I-57 Interchange scheduled to open Friday, November 2nd, 2018

By Press release submission | Oct 9, 2018

Bourbonnais Parkway I-57 Interchange scheduled to open Friday, November 2nd, 2018.

Q3 2018 Recap: Parolees near Illinois zip code 60901 convicted of crimes involving weapons

There were four offenders convicted of crimes involving weapons released on parole near Illinois zip code 60901 during the third quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Kankakee Times.

Q3 2018 Recap: Parolees near Illinois zip code 60914 convicted of crimes against persons

There was an offender convicted of a crime against a person released on parole near Illinois zip code 60914 during the third quarter, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Kankakee Times.

At Momence, 87 percent of students graduate high school; 61 percent go to college

About 92 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 87 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

71 percent of Taft Primary teachers stay put; average earns $53,633 per year