About 200 Kankakee High School students participated in a walkout just after 12:30 p.m. Friday in protest of national immigration policies and Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions.

The $44,000 grant will fund new citizenship classes and two additional ESL classes in underserved areas of the district.

Kankakee School District 111’s annual Black History Celebration is planned to be a free community event honoring culture, history and student voices.

Immigration changes introduced last year by the Trump administration are anticipated to cause some issues for visiting international teachers and the northern Illinois schools that rely on them

Coal City Unit 1 announced Thursday that Amanda Herrera-Ford will be its new Director of Business Services starting July 1.

Extreme cold entering the area on Friday has caused area schools to announce closures and e-learning days.

The Kankakee School Board passed a resolution finalizing the closure of Edison Primary School and approved contracts for asbestos abatement in the most damaged areas of the building on Monday.

The Coal City Theatre Department is hosting a fundraiser for its trip to New York City by performing "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee."

The Kent A. Bugg Performing Arts Center at Coal City High School is getting an upgrade to it's audio/visual and control systems after the board approved a $257,500 project.