Kankakee council limits future smoke shops to five, approves buffer rules
The Kankakee City Council approved an ordinance amending Chapter 9 to regulate smoke shops, capping future smoke-shop licenses at five, requiring existing shops to register within 90 days, and imposing 250‑ft school and 500‑ft mutual buffers; the measure passed 10–1.
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Kankakee City Council voted to amend Chapter 9 of the municipal code on June 15 to regulate smoke shops, placing a future cap of five smoke shops citywide, requiring current smoke-shop operators to register within 90 days, and barring new smoke shops within 250 feet of a school or within 500 feet of another smoke shop.
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