A Saturday afternoon fire inside the former General Foods mill location on Kankakee s north side was quickly extinguished and no injuries were reported. Kankakee Fire Chief Bryan LaRoche reported that
On the east corner of the Kankakee County Courthouse lawn sits a stone memorial wall. This is the memorial of the area s fallen firefighters. Eight names are etched into the
Two Kankakee Fire Department officers have been promoted within the 50-member department. Both men received their new pins from their brothers, who are also employees of the city.