Clove Alliance Offering Crisis Intervention Training and Volunteer Opportunities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Support Sexual Assault Survivors: Clove Alliance Offering Crisis Intervention Training and Volunteer Opportunities Clove Alliance, the nonprofit dedicated to supporting survivors of sexual violence in the Kankakee region, is seeking compassionate community members to join its next 40-hour Sexual Violence Crisis Intervention Training from April 28 to May 21, 2025. Participants will…
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Clove Alliance Calls on the Community to Support
Press Release For Immediate Release March 24, 2025 For more information, contact: Tracey Noe Slach, Clove Alliance CEO (815) 932-7273, ext: 211 tracey@clovealliance.org April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Clove Alliance Calls on the Community to Support Survivors and Take Action KANKAKEE, IL – Every April, communities across the nation recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month…
Spring Job Fair on April 17 at KCC
Date: April 3, 2025 Editor’s note: Members of the media are invited to attend the event. Photographs will be welcome. Kankakee Community College will host a Spring Job Fair on Thursday, April 17 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the KCC College Center. The event is open to the public and veterans are encouraged to…
10th anniversary celebration for KCC’s Lifelong Learning Institute on April 11
Date: March 24, 2025 The Lifelong Learning Institute at Kankakee Community College will have a 10th anniversary celebration from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, April 11 in the KCC Iroquois Room. The free event is for people ages 50 and older. Registration and information about other spring and summer Lifelong Learning Institute classes will be available. The main…
Psychology program at KCC partners with nonprofit to help train service dogs for veterans
Date: March 25, 2025 Kankakee Community College Professor Cari Stevenson, Ph.D., recently had an article published by the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. Titled “Bridging Communities: A Collaborative Program in a Community College,” the article highlights the partnership between KCC and a nonprofit service dog training organization. The partnership includes KCC students…
Free tuition and college costs covered for eligible students at KCC
Date: March 25, 2025 Many students can now attend Kankakee Community College for free, thanks to almost $17.4 million in grants awarded by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and the Illinois Community College Board. These funds cover tuition, fees, books, supplies, and other educational and wrap around supports for students, making…
KCC library director contributes chapter in new academic book
Date: March 26, 2025 Tracy Conner, director of the Miner Memorial Library at Kankakee Community College, has contributed a chapter to The Small to Mid-Size Academic Library: Collaborations and Outreach. Edited by Camille Abdeljawad and Danielle Theiss, the book was released by the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association…
Soiree de Bourbonnais Sponsorships Now Available!
Happy spring! The Village of Bourbonnais is excited to announce its Sesquicentennial (150 years)! To kick off a year of events, the village invites you to explore sponsorship opportunities for Soiree de Bourbonnais – an outdoor formal gala at The Grove – Saturday, May 17th. Show your community spirit and celebrate with friends, family, neighbors, clients and…