A candidate running for a seat on the Kankakee School District 111 Board, Dajon Casiel, has been charged with Class A misdemeanor battery following an incident that occurred last year involving a current Kankakee High School student.

Read how the seven participants of the two-hour Kankakee School Board candidates' debate on Tuesday answered various questions related to education in this Q&A.

Dajon Casiel, 19, who is running for election to the Kankakee School Board, has been temporarily banned from Kankakee High School due to an alleged incident involving a current student.

Seven of the candidates running for seats on the Kankakee School Board participated in a debate Wednesday hosted by the Kankakee County Branch of the NAACP.

Hailing from the countries like the Philippines and Ghana, the visiting international teachers in Kankakee are getting settled in to their schools and the community.

Gov. JB Pritzker will propose a statewide ban on cellphones in classroom during his combined State of the State/Budget address

Due to inclement weather, a number of schools across Kankakee County will be closed or dismissing early on Wednesday.

Kankakee School District is seeking a company to perform an audit of the district-wide curriculum and instructional practices.

How has the possibility for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enter sensitive areas such as schools affected the Kankakee County community?