City of Kankakee - City Council Livestream

The Kankakee City Council meeting was held October 5, 2026. The council approved the city’s reports of officers and bills: $853,724.29 for the city, $341,259.14 for Environmental Services Utility, and $133,279.68 for the Economic Development Agency. Members disclosed several abstentions from specific checks because of potential conflicts of interest. The council also approved a lease-purchase agreement by resolution; the transcript does not identify the item, vendor, or amount. It adopted a 2026 cyber and data security incident response plan. No new-business procurement awards or specific vendor selections were identified.

The council approved, by an 11–1 vote, an amended conditional-use permit concerning the Gift of God Street Church and Shelter property, including shelter reconfiguration and proposed transitional housing. A request for approximately $240,000 in staffing support was discussed, but no city funding was approved. The Community Development Committee recommended, for later council consideration, changes to city-administered American Rescue Plan programs, including raising the maximum project allocation from $20,000 to $30,000 and removing the resident matching requirement for the mirror program. The committee also reported that a federal lead-hazard grant had closed after spending about $1.4 million on 41 residential rehabilitation projects. Other approved zoning matters included a residential map amendment and a short-term-rental permit.