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Kankakee council adopts fiscal 2025–26 budget; city says modest surplus retained

5482908 · July 26, 2025
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The Kankakee City Council on July 21 adopted the annual budget for the fiscal year May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026, after two public hearings and committee review, retaining a modest projected surplus and funding several staffing and capital items.

The Kankakee City Council on July 21 adopted an ordinance approving the city's annual budget for the fiscal year May 1, 2025, to April 30, 2026.

City officials said the adopted budget includes funding for new positions in planning and the comptroller's office, a $100,000 line for demolitions, $25,000 for owner-occupied home improvements and continued self-funded capital projects. The council approved the ordinance…

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