Kankakee Times

KANKAKEE COUNTY FARM BUREAU: IFB, Extension, SIU offering growers free produce safety training

By Press release submission | Sep 28, 2019

Specialty growers may register for a free produce safety training course 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 18 at the Southern Illinois University (SIU) Agronomy Research Center, 3268 W. Pleasant Hill Road, Carbondale.

KANKAKEE COUNTY FARM BUREAU: USMCA action request still open

By Press release submission | Sep 28, 2019

Illinois Farm Bureau urges members to continue to participate in the action request for the United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement (USMCA).

KANKAKEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Red Flag Campaign Week events

By Press release submission | Sep 28, 2019

Kankakee Community College is addressing dating violence through a “Red Flag” awareness campaign beginning the week of Sept. 30.

KANKAKEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Computer skills Fall 2019

By Press release submission | Sep 28, 2019

The Continuing Education Department at Kankakee Community College offers classes in computer skills.

RIVERSIDE HEALTH CARE: Donofrio joins Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgical Specialists in Kankakee

By Press release submission | Sep 28, 2019

Riverside Healthcare is pleased to welcome Andrew Donofrio, PA-C

City of Watseka Public Works Committee met September 17

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 28, 2019

City of Watseka Public Works Committee met Tuesday, Sept. 17.

City of Gilman City Council met July 8

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Sep 27, 2019

City of Gilman City Council met Monday, July 8.

City of Gilman City Council met August 12

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Sep 27, 2019

City of Gilman City Council met Monday, Aug. 12.

Village of Manteno Village Board met September 16

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Sep 27, 2019

Village of Manteno Village Board met Monday, Sept. 16.

City of Gilman City Council met September 9

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Sep 27, 2019

City of Gilman City Council met Monday, Sept. 9.

City of Momence Budget & Finance Committee met September 16

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Sep 27, 2019

City of Momence Budget & Finance Committee met Monday, Sept. 16.

City of Momence Budget & Finance Committee met August 19

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Sep 27, 2019

City of Momence Budget & Finance Committee met Monday, Aug. 19.

City of Momence Budget & Finance Committee met August 5

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Sep 27, 2019

City of Momence Budget & Finance Committee met Monday, Aug. 5.

City of Momence Budget & Finance Committee met July 15

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Sep 27, 2019

City of Momence Budget & Finance Committee met Monday, July 15.

Village of Onarga Board of Trustees met August 12

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Sep 27, 2019

Village of Onarga Board of Trustees met Monday, Aug. 12.

From Chicago City Wire

Taxes will continue to rise until there is pension reform, says WFLD Fox president and GM

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

WFLD Fox 32 Chicago President and General Manager Dennis Welsh did not mince words about the perilous place Illinois’ growing pension crisis has left the state in during a recently aired editorial on the network in which he predicted voters are primed for revolt given anything short of pension reform.

Illinois General Assembly: HB3896 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 25, 2019

The following action was taken on Sept. 20 in the House on House bill HB3896 ("gaming-local share"): "Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst."

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois’ pension debt remains worst in the nation

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

Illinois’ record-setting 2017 income tax hike has done little to slow the state’s rising pension costs, leaving state taxpayers on the hook for nearly $250 billion in unfunded public pension liability.

From Prairie State Wire

Motorists get no relief from periodic efforts to eliminate Illinois' toll system, IPI reports

By Glenn Minnis | 5 years ago

The prospect of Illinois' tollways becoming “freeways” has proven to be an agonizingly slow process that still has not come close to fruition.

City of Watseka Public Works Committee met September 17

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Sep 25, 2019

City of Watseka Public Works Committee met Tuesday, Sept. 17.