Date: Sept. 12, 2025 Prospective students are invited to Explore KCC Days at Kankakee Community College on Monday, Oct. 13; Saturday, Oct. 25; and Tuesday, Nov. 11. Two sessions begin at noon and coincide with Columbus Day and Veterans Day. On Saturday, Oct. 25, the session begins at 9:30 a.m. At each event, participants will…

Date: Sept. 5, 2025 A co-author and editor of a recent book on Latina leaders in Chicago will be at Kankakee Community College on Monday, Sept. 22 to share stories from her book and about herself. Rita D. Hernández, Ph.D., is one of three editors of “Chicago Latina Trailblazers: Testimonios of Political Activism” (2024). The…

Date: Sept. 4, 2025 A day of golfing, camaraderie, and giving back is planned for the KCC Athletics Golf Outing on Saturday, Oct. 11 at the Kankakee Elks Country Club, 2283 Bittersweet Drive in St. Anne. The event begins with lunch at 11 a.m. and a shotgun start at noon. It includes lunch; 18 holes of…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KANKAKEE, Illinois, September 5, 2025 – The national nonprofit, Phil’s Friends, proudly announces the grand opening of its newest Hope Center in Kankakee on September 20, 2025. As a celebration of hope and compassion, this opening marks a significant milestone in the organization’s commitment of providing Christ-centered support to those battling cancer.…

Date: Aug. 18, 2025 Ivy Anderson, a 2025 graduate of the licensed practical nursing program at Kankakee Community College, has been awarded The DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nursing Students. The award is part of The DAISY Foundation’s mission to express gratitude to nurses with programs that recognize them for the extraordinary, compassionate and skillful care…

August Ambassador Spotlight: Reagan Cooper Reagan Cooper was born and raised in Kankakee. She has been married to her husband for a year and a half, and together they have a little boy. She is also a proud stepmom to a wonderful daughter. For the past eight years, Reagan has worked at Riverside Senior Life…