Concerns have been raised regarding the timeliness of the completion of a forensic audit set to look into Kankakee School District 111's spending on its former Youth Empowerment Program. Former superintendent Genevra Walters is among those seeking answers.

The Coal City High School Theatre Department will present “The Play That Goes Wrong” starting 7 p.m. Thursday, with additional performances at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Coal City Performing Arts Center, 655 W. Division St.

Kankakee Community College’s radiography program has been awarded initial accreditation by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology.

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Bradley-Bourbonnais' Best Buddies club hosted fellow teams from the area for their annual Boilermaker Games for students with disabilities on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025.

Contractors are working on reconstructing Coal City Intermediate School, and Maintenance Director Denny Wickiser told the school board Wednesday that things are moving pretty rapidly.

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.