The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs (IDVA) honored approximately 5,000 Illinois heroes who've received a Purple Heart for their service to the country.

A delegation from Cities United traveled to Kankakee this week and participated in a community forum discussing local concerns about public safety in the region.

The U.S. Supreme Court in June ruled that approximately 5 million government workers nationwide should not be forced to pay dues to public employee unions.

The Kankakee City Council passed a balanced spending plan for Fiscal Year 2019 last week that averts cuts to police and fire services.

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In April, the state’s attorney in Kankakee County slapped 13-year-old Paul Boron with a felony charge for secretly recording a portion of a conversation he had with the Manteno Middle School principal and assistant principal.

Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong joined Mayors and entrepreneurship experts from around the country last week in attending the Mayor’s Conference on Entrepreneurship, hosted by the non-profit Kauffman Foundation and held in Kansas City.

Kankakee Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong met with officials from Riverside Medical Center on Thursday to discuss updates the hospital has made in recent months that will greatly expand medical services available to area residents.

After projecting its investments would grow by 6.00 percent, the Watseka Police Pension Fund netted 1.05 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The Watseka Police Pension Fund had 9 active participants receiving an average salary of $54,714 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

After projecting its investments would grow by 6.50 percent, the Manteno Police Pension Fund netted 0.32 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The Manteno Police Pension Fund had 18 active participants receiving an average salary of $75,197 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Taxpayers contributed 92.9 percent of the $765,033 the Watseka Police Pension Fund brought in last year, or $13.06 for every $1 from pension members.

The Manteno Community FPD Firefighters Pension Fund had 22 active participants receiving an average salary of $53,431 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Taxpayers contributed 73.6 percent of the $461,813 the Manteno Police Pension Fund brought in last year, or $2.78 for every $1 from pension members.

After projecting its investments would grow by 6.00 percent, the Manteno Community FPD Firefighters Pension Fund netted 0.08 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Taxpayers contributed 83.5 percent of the $628,680 the Manteno Community Fpd Firefighters Pension Fund brought in last year, or $5.06 for every $1 from pension members.

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.

The Kankakee Police Pension Fund had 68 active participants receiving an average salary of $73,305 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.