KANKAKEE — Kankakee County Board Chairman Andy Wheeler said it’s been a long wait to get the necessary approval from regulatory agencies to go ahead with the dredging of the
The county board s Executive Committee gave an unanimous approval to the formation of the Kankakee County Waterways Committee (KWIC), an advisory board that would be a subcomittee of the board s
The fate of the dilapidated State Line Bridge that spans the Kankakee River seven miles east of Momence has been debated for more than two decades without a resolution. Closed
The Washburn Island spit has been gradually shifting northward, creating a navigational hazard for boaters traversing the Eel River Channel. The waterways committee is now recommending the removal of about
If all goes as planned, there will be access for boaters as well as emergency responders by the summer of 2024 at the Aroma Park boat launch on the Kankakee