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Kankakee State’s Attorney’s office offering 1,000 free drug tests for parents of teens

Effort funded by money seized from drug dealers

The Kankakee County State's Attorney's office "Know For Sure" initiative offers free drug test kits to parents of teens.

The Kankakee County State’s Attorney’s Office is offering 1,000 free drug test kits for parents of teens.

Part of the “Know For Sure” Test Your Teen initiative, the test kits are provided at no cost, funded entirely by money seized from drug dealers in Kankakee County, the office said in a news release.

The tests will be offered for pickup with no information collected and no law enforcement involvement for at-home testing privacy.

The urine collection kits test for five drugs: marijuana, cocaine, morphine, methamphetamines, and amphetamines.

Results are 100% confidential and anonymous, according to the release.

“Yes, this program is 100% funded by drug dealers,” Kankakee County State’s Attorney Jim Rowe stated on his Facebook page. “Drugs don’t just ruin lives – they end them. One pill, one hit, one mistake can mean no tomorrow. Testing at home gives you the truth, before tragedy strikes.”

“Early detection can save lives – and now, you can take action privately at home," Rowe stated.

Kankakee County State's Attorney Jim Rowe speaks during the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument dedication ceremony at Marcotte Park in Bourbonnais on Saturday, April 26, 2025. The project was planned and fundraised for by 17-year-old Alexis McCullough, of Bourbonnais, for her Eagle Scout project in honor of her father, Col. Mark McCullough.

Free test kits can be picked up at the Kankakee County State’s Attorney’s Community Division Offices:

  • 135 N. Schuyler Ave., Kankakee
  • 4156 S. Wheeler Road, Pembroke (behind Lorenzo R. Smith School)

Other Locations:

  • Herscher P.D. – 272 E. 2nd St., Herscher
  • Momence City Hall – 105 W. Washington St., Momence
  • Bourbonnais P.D. – 700 Main St. NW, Bourbonnais
  • Manteno P.D. – 269 N. Main St., Manteno
  • Kankakee Health Dept. – 2390 W. Station St., Kankakee
  • Limestone Twp. Fire Dept. – 4948 IL-17, Kankakee
  • St. Anne P.D. – 122 S. Chicago Ave., St.Anne
The Kankakee County State's Attorney's office "Know For Sure" initiative offers free drug test kits to parents of teens.
Tiffany Blanchette

Tiffany Blanchette

Tiffany Blanchette has been a photojournalist with the Daily Journal since 2014 and Photo Editor since 2018. She has won awards for her work from the Illinois Press Association and the National Press Photographers Association. She enjoys covering everything from news to sports in the very community she grew up in.