For the third straight year, student enrollment for Fall 2025 semester has increased at Kankakee Community College.

The United Way of Kankakee and Iroquois Counties is expanding the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program into all Kankakee County school districts.

The Kankakee School Board voted 5-2 on Monday to approve the hire of James Henderson, District 111’s interim assistant superintendent of people services, to take on the role in a permanent capacity.

Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School Board approved the FY26 budget last week, which projects about $35,966,703 in revenue and $35,287,832 in expenditures.

The Kankakee School Board approved a fiscal year 2026 budget this week which includes about a $1.4 million deficit.

The Coal City Unit 1 School Board met Wednesday, approving a 2025-26 fiscal year operating budget that has $40 million in revenues, $17.3 million of which comes from an agreement with Constellation Energy.

Coal City Middle School is hosting a McTeacher’s Night fundraiser from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 at McDonald’s on 2 S. Broadway St.

It's never too late to plant a tree and other woody plant as long as the hole is pre-dug, according to Nancy Kuhajda, Illinois Extension horticulture educator serving Grundy, Kankakee, and Will Counties.

A public-access outdoor fitness court by Kankakee High School is anticipated to be complete by early November.