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Photos: Kankakee City Council denies overnight shelter permit for Fortitude

By Tiffany Blanchette
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Surrounded by Fortitude Community Outreach supporters, executive director Dawn Broers gathers her notebook as the request for a conditional use permit to allow Fortitude to operate a shelter at 970 E. Court St. in Kankakee was rejected by a 12-0 vote at the Kankakee City Council meeting on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.

Surrounded by Fortitude Community Outreach supporters, executive director Dawn Broers gathers her notebook as the request for a conditional use permit to allow Fortitude to operate a shelter at 970 E. Court St. in Kankakee was rejected by a 12-0 vote at the Kankakee City Council meeting on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. (Tiffany Blanchette)

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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.