Kankakee

When you talk football with Kankakee High School’s new varsity football coach, Derek Hart, you can hear the passion he has for the game in his voice. The 27-year-old Hart grew up in a football household. Hart’s father, John Hart is known as legend in high school football. The elder Hart has 294 wins and two state titles in Indiana. John Hart also has another 147 wins in Illinois. Hart says of his father, “He’ll probably end up in the Hall of Fame in Illinois and Indiana for high school football. He is successful and won a couple State Championships.”

The Mayor acknowledged that Alpiner would stay a baseball field. Dayna Heitz, the Executive Director of Kankakee Valley Park District, reports an application to list Alpiner as a listing in the Register of Historic Places is pending. Acceptance will ensure permanency for the park which has hosted baseball for almost 100 years.

With a bequest of more than $330,000, a long-time teacher has made it possible for Kankakee Community College students to pursue their dreams.

The one-hundred seven heat index didn’t stop football fans from coming out to the Friday Night Lights Fest on Friday. The second-annual family-friendly football festival was held at BrickStone Brewery Production Facility in Bourbonnais, IL. The event was put on by the Kankakee Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Village of Bourbonnais and the Kankakee County Convention and Visitors Bureau. The festival is a community-wide pep rally and football field event presented by Bear Construction.

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held today for the new Pizza Hut restaurant located at 375 West Court Street. Participating in the ribbon cutting...

During the July 15, 2019 city council meeting, the city council voted 13-0 to approve the refunding of general obligation and sewer bonds which total approximately $975,000 in savings to the City of Kankakee. Alderman Larry Osenga (R-3) was not in attendance.