Senator Thomas M. Bennett recently announced a significant capital investment in Incobrasa Industries' soybean manufacturing facility in Gilman, Illinois. The $250 million investment will see the construction of a 170,000 square foot biodiesel production plant and a 60-acre solar array to power the facility. This expansion is expected to more than double Incobrasa's production capacity by 2030.
In August 2023, the median sale price of a home in Kankakee County fell by $11,725 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 17%.
There were six offenders convicted of crimes involving weapons living in Kankakee County released on parole during the second quarter of 2023, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Kankakee Times.
There was one offender convicted of homicide living in Kankakee County released on parole during the second quarter of 2023, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Kankakee Times.
In Manteno Community Unit School District 5, 1,531 white students were enrolled in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.