Despite an informal vote of "no" during the Sept. 25 meeting of the Kankakee School Board, the board decided after the meeting took place to move forward with plans for
Kankakee School District 111 won’t be spending an extra $100,000 on the more-than $26 million fieldhouse/community center currently under construction behind Kankakee High School.
The site, which will also feature a manufacturing area where students can learn job development skills, is being called the Kankakee Community Independent Living and Development Center.