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KANKAKEE JOINS CITY INCLUSIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM Commits to establishing and enhancing a network of entrepreneurial resource partners to accelerate small business goal attainment to give underrepresented entrepreneurs more opportunities for economic advancement   KANKAKEE, IL (February 20, 2023) – Today, Kankakee announced it has committed to establishing and enhancing a network of entrepreneurial resource partners…

2024 Kankakee River Valley Regatta Opens Sponsorship Opportunities

Information session for KCC’s Lifelong Learning Institute An information session for spring courses designed for active senior citizens will be 10 a.m. – noon on Friday, March 22 in the Iroquois Room at Kankakee Community College. The special guest speakers on March 22 will be Justin Caldwell and Jolene Boothe from Sweet Darren’s, a local…

ECDA TO HOST COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS THROUGHOUT KANKAKEE IN 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ECDA TO HOST COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS THROUGHOUT KANKAKEE IN 2024   KANKAKEE, IL (February 27, 2024) – The City of Kankakee Economic and Community Development Agency (ECDA) will resume hosting community conversations for the residents of Kankakee in the upcoming year. The gatherings will…

ComEd Prepares for Potential Severe Weather Across Northern Illinois CHICAGO (February 27, 2024) – In anticipation of significant weather coming to northern Illinois on Tuesday, ComEd is preparing for potential power outages as it gets equipment and additional crews in place. The current forecast call for strong winds with gusts up to 50 miles per…

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY HOSTING TAX 101 WORKSHOP FOR BUSINESS OWNERS Local business owners are invited to attend ‘What Tax Info Should I Have as a Business Owner?’ business workshop on March 5, 2024, at 5:30pm in the ECDA Conference Room located at 200 E. Court St., Suite 410 in…

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St. Patrick’s Day Senior Celebration Returns St. Patrick’s Day Senior Celebration Returns  Tickets on sale through March 1  Bourbonnais, IL – The St. Patrick’s Day senior dinner returns Wednesday, March 13, 2024. The annual event is sponsored in part by the Villages of Bradley and Bourbonnais, Bourbonnais  Township and Bourbonnais Township Park District. The celebration…

CITY OF KANKAKEE PARTNERS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO HOST RIVER EDGE REDEVELOPMENT ZONE INFO SESSION The City of Kankakee has partnered with Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce, Economic Alliance of Kankakee County, The Currents of Kankakee, and Kankakee Development Corporation (KDC) to host an information session for the River Edge Redevelopment Zone on March 26,…