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Kankakee County operates under the township form of government. The Kankakee County governing body is the County Board. Its primary function is to establish the various budgets of the county funds and to levy taxes for county purposes. Also, the County Board adopts ordinances and rules pertaining to the management and business of the county departments.
Kankakee County is comprised of 28 County Board districts. Click here to view the County Board districts map. One County Board member is elected from each district for a four-year term. Half of the Board is elected every two years. The Chairman of the Board is elected by the County Board members for a two-year term.
The County Board meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 9 AM in the 4th floor Board Room at the Administration Building located at 189 East Court Street in the City of Kankakee. A special meeting may be called at any time upon submission to the County Clerk of a petition signed by at least one-third of the members. Only specific business may take place at the special meeting call.
The County Board is comprised of six standing committees, which meet regularly throughout each month.
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Matt Alexander-Hildebrand
Phone: 815-922-1547District: 16
Party: Republican
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Larry Kerkstra
Phone: 815-214-9734District: 23
Party: Democrat
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Antonio Carrico
Phone: 815-603-9423District: 22
Party: Republican
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Jessica Andrade
Phone: 815-573-8917District: 13
Party: Democratic
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Colton Ekhoff
Phone: 815-592-3336District: 2
Party: Republican
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Robert Ellington-Snipes
Phone: 815-932-0963District: 18
Party: Democrat
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Raymond Fairfield
Phone: 815-955-8756District: 6
Party: Republican
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John Fetherling
Phone: 815-468-6435District: 7
Party: Republican
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Chad Miller
Phone: 815-928-8121District: 25
Party: Republican
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Roger Hess
Phone: 815-472-6170District: 1
Party: Republican
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Amber Turner
Phone: 815-549-0158District: 15
Party: Republican
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Steven Hunter
Phone: 815-933-2605District: 17
Party: Democrat
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Peggy Sue Munday
Phone: 815-922-2079District: 21
Party: Republican
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Amanda Armer-Irps
Phone: 815-405-1072District: 28
Party: Republican
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Craig Long
Phone: 815-263-7008District: 9
Party: Republican
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Alice Tinker Parker
Phone: 815-933-6762District: 5
Party: Republican
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Rosemary Foster
Phone: 815-644-4026District: 4
Party: Democrat
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Kathleen Rittmanic-Emme
Phone: 815-557-0924District: 8
Party: Republican
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Patricia Polk
Phone: 815-685-9220District: 19
Party: Democrat
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Jeffery Ashcraft
Phone: 815-671-6736District: 20
Party: Republican
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Todd Sirois
Phone: 815-427-9817District: 3
Party: Republican
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Kenneth Smith
Phone: 815-507-4377District: 27
Party: Republican
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Joseph Swanson
Phone: 815-693-0888District: 14
Party: Republican
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Chris Tholen
Phone: 815-936-9049District: 10
Party: Republican
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Carol Webber
Phone: 815-426-2421District: 11
Party: Republican
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Andrew Wheeler
Phone: 815-954-5085District: 26
Party: Republican
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Aaron Dunnill
Phone: 815-685-9287District: 24
Party: Republican
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Chad Scanlon
Phone: 815-651-7558District: 12
Party: Republican