The community is invited to enjoy a free “Halloween Spooktakular” extravaganza, on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at Kankakee Community College.

Kankakee, IL – The City of Kankakee has sworn in three, new firefighters this week who have started with the Kankakee Fire Department. “We are excited to have new employees because we have not hired for quite some time. Two of these new employees are new hires for recent retiring personnel,” said Fire Chief Damon Schuldt.

Chicago - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) is hosting a Community Care Fair on Saturday, October 5th, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.at the Kankakee Public Library, 201 E. Merchant Street. The fair is free and open to everyone. BCBSIL is working with the Kankakee County Health Department, the City of Kankakee and Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong to bring together multiple organizations to provide health resources to the community.

The “Ghost Hunting” workshop will share how to get started in ghost hunting and finding the paranormal. The instructor, Margaret Wolf, will share inexpensive tools you can use and places to visit. Wolf will also discuss some of her notable experiences and personal philosophy of spirit interaction. The class meets Wednesday, Oct. 30 from 1-2 p.m. at KCC in Room D300. The session is FREE, but registration is required.

The applications will be accepted by the department starting on December 10, 2019 and must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. on January 2, 2020. Applications will start being reviewed following the January 2nd deadline, with seventy-five conditional adult use dispensing organization licenses awarded by May 1, 2020.

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has issued over $350,000 in grant funding to 14 organizations across the state, including $27,000 that will go to the Kankakee County Health Department.