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Education | Kankakee County

Edison Primary on chopping block

Kankakee School District 111 is proposing the closure of one of its 10 schools, Edison Primary, at the end of the current school year.

By Stephanie Markham●

Kankakee School District to ask for 4.7% increase for 2025 tax levy

The Kankakee School District is slated to request about $24.5 million for its 2025 tax levy, an increase of about 4.7%, or $1.1 million over the prior year’s tax extension.

By Stephanie Markham●

Forensic audit results on YEP spending shared in District 111

The results of a forensic audit have been shared which look into spending on the former Youth Empowerment Program in Kankakee School District 111.

By Stephanie Markham●

Education department layoffs spark concerns for future of special education

The federal office responsible for overseeing special education took a major hit last month in the mass layoffs to the U.S. Department of Education, leaving questions of how students with disabilities will be affected across the nation

By Stephanie Markham●

Coal City District 1 approves annexation of Early Childhood Center, farmland behind district office

The Coal City Unit 1 School Board have approved the annexation of the Coal City Early Childhood Center and the farmland behind the Coal City Unit 1 district office.

By Michael Urbanec●