Kankakee Public Library MLK Closing
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Kankakee Public Library will be closed Monday, January 20th, 2020. The library will reopen the following Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. For more information about our hours and closings, visit the Kankakee Public Library’s website at www.lions-online.org. Any additional inquiries can be directed to 815.939.4564.
Bradley-Bourbonnais Area to lose 2.3 million dollars without Bears Training Camp
From Super Bowl expectations to a ‘balanced’ 8-8 season, Monday Morning saw the announcement the Chicago Bears would renege on their 9-year contract with Olivet, we saw the professional football franchise officially retreat into itself.
KCC: Honors list for Fall 2019
The
following students have been named to the Honors List at Kankakee Community
College for the Fall 2019 semester.
To be
named to the Honors List, a student...
Kankakee Public Library hosts BACHELOR NATION NIGHT
The Kankakee Public Library is hosting Bachelor Nation Night at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 18 – a behind-the-scenes tell-all event with exclusive insider information and details that only show alumni can tell you! Cast members Amber James and Liz Sandoz will provide fun stories and memories from their time filming The Bachelor. Former Kankakee local Amber James, now a Chicago resident, starred on Chris Soules’ and Ben Higgins’ seasons of The Bachelor, as well as season 2 of Bachelor in Paradise. Liz Sandoz was on Nick Viall’s season of The Bachelor and also now lives in Chicago.
Nurse in the Library
Through a partnership with AMITA Health St. Mary's Hospital, Kankakee Public Library is now hosting aRegistered Nurse (RN) in the library. Access to the compassionate help you deserve is now just as easy as checking out a book!
Kankakee Public Library and Fortitude Community Outreach January Donation Drive
The Kankakee Public Library and Fortitude Community Outreach needs your help! We are seeking specific donations to help the homeless in our community. Fortitude is a homeless outreach program who seek to help the neediest in our community by partnering with local churches and agencies to deliver food, clothing, information and moreon a weekly basis.Each month, the Kankakee Public Library will have a donation that targets specific items to donate to help others within the community. January’s item is quality adult-sized gloves.Fortitude is asking for sturdy gloves, not the knit kind, that can withstand very cold temperatures.
