2012 Kankakee County Primary Election Results

In order to view results of the March 20, 2012 Primary Election in Kankakee County go here.

Results will be posted after the polls close at 7 p.m. and will be updated by the Kankakee County Clerk Office as results come in.

Kankakee Valley Park District offering Ghost Hunting Course

The Kankakee Valley Park District is offering a Ghost Hunting 101 Course starting January 20th at the Bird Park Meeting Room.  More info from the park district's web site:

Piercing the Veil, Ghost Hunting 101

Instructor: Juli Velazquez, President & Founder of I.S.P.I. (International Society of Paranormal Investigators)

Instructor, Juli Velazquez, has been investigating for twelve years and has been featured on WCIA New (ABC Affiliate), The Travel Channel (Ghost Adventures), the SyFy Channel, The Movie The Possessed and SyFy’s latest documentary Children of the Grave II.With the popularity of the paranormal TV shows today, this workshop will introduce you to ghost hunting, how to properly conduct an investigation, EVP and audio, ghost photography, and the history of the haunting. It will give you some insight on how to be a real paranormal investigator and how to debunk paranormal activity. Students will conduct hands-on investigations of an alleged haunted location, and learn how to analyze audio. A certificate of completion will be give to each participant who takes all 5 workshops. *To take part in the 5th workshop it is required that you take the first four!

Ages	Dates	Day	Time	Fee	Location
18 and up	Jan. 20 What is a Ghost?  Jan. 27 False Positive Pictures  Feb. 3 EVP – How to Capture Voices Feb. 10 How to be an Investigator/ History of a Haunting  Feb. 17 ”Hands On” What can you Capture?	Fri.	7:00 pm-10:00 pm	$10 per workshop $40 for all 5	Bird Park Meeting Room

For more info, go to the Kankakee Valley Park District Website.

Kankakee Community College Hosting Free Screening of Aldo Leopold Documentary

Kankakee Community College is sponsoring a free screening of the documentary "Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time" on Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 6 p.m. at Kankakee Community College in the Workforce Development Center Conference Hall, Room D140.  According to KCC's website: "Trisha Steele, who has completed the Aldo Leopold Foundation’s Land Ethic Leaders program, will be in attendance and will facilitate a discussion following the film.  The movie and discussion at KCC is a Green Happenings event, sponsored by the Council for Community Sustainability and the KCC Student Life Office."


Aldo Leopold is considered a father of the conservation movement.  His collection of essays in "The Sand County Almanac" has sold millions of copies and in the essays Leopold describes his idea of a land ethic, the responsible relationship between people and the land.  For more information on Leopold and a preview of the film, view the trailer from "Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time":

Kankakee Winter Farmers' Market starts Saturday, November 5, 2011

Downtown Kankakee's Majestic Center will host the 2011-2012 Kankakee Winter Farmers' Market

Kankakee's Winter Farmers' Market will begin Saturday, November 5th, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Majestic Center at 150 N. Schuyler Ave. in downtown Kankakee.  The market will continue through April.  The market will be closed December 24th and 31st.

Canasta at 2011 Kankakee Merchant Street Music Festival

Photos from the 2011 Kankakee Merchant Street MusicFest at the historic Train Depot in Downtown Kankakee:

2011 Merchant Street Music Festival in Kankakee, Shapiro Clock Tower in Background

Container train rumbles through during the 2011 Merchant Street Music Festival in Kankakee, Illinois

Chicago-based band Canasta at the Merchant Street Music Fest in Kankakee

Canasta at the Kankakee Merchant Street MusicFest

Canasta plays as night falls on the 2011 Kankakee Merchant Street MusicFest

Canasta at the Kankakee Merchant Street MusicFest

2011 Kankakee Merchant Street MusicFest

After a windy and rainy start to Friday morning, the skies cleared in time for the Merchant Street MusicFest 5p.m. opening.

The Merchant Street MusicFest continues tomorrow, Saturday, July 30th from 2 p.m. to 12 a.m. near the historic railroad depot in Downtown Kankakee.  Admission to the fest is free.

2011 Kankakee Merchant Street MusicFest 

2011 Kankakee Merchant Street MusicFest at the Historic Downtown Depot

 

Gazebo at the Merchant Street MusicFest

Wind 'N Oaks Farm offers fresh fruit and vegetables at the Merchant Street MusicFest

2011 Kankakee Merchant Street MusicFest

AFSCME Members Picket outside Shapiro Developmental Center in Kankakee

The American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees took to the picket line today in Kankakee to "to stand up against Gov. Quinn's efforts to cancel state employee pay raises," according to AFSCME Council 31's website.


Furthermore, AFSCME Council 31 stated on their  website "Governor Quinn's attempt to wipe out negotiated pay increases is a flat-out assault on the union contract.  AFSCME local unions all across the state will be holding informational pickets on Tuesday, July 12 to stand up against this attack on collective bargaining in Illinois.
"We've seen the attacks on collective bargaining rights around the country," said Council 31 executive director Henry Bayer, "and we don't want to let that happen in Illinois. If the Governor can get away with blatantly violating the union contract, you can be sure that other employers will follow suit.""


Here is a video of the picket line outside of Kankakee's Shapiro Developmental Center: