An approximate $9.5-million bond sale is in Kankakee's future to deal with a variety of issues, chief among them a large investment into the rehab of many crumbling city streets.

Lockport Township High School District 205 voted to approve $15 million in life safety bonds for critical improvements at Central Campus.

In December 2022, the board was presented with a long-term financial plan to improve the district's financial position. The first step, approving $650,000 in taxable general obligation refunding school bonds, was completed in February 2023. The board last week took the next step.

The Lockport Township High School District 205 Board of Education voted to approve a contract for the ceiling replacement at Lockport Central, which will allow the campus to reopen in fall

The Lockport Township High School District 205 Board of Education held an informational meeting on May 13 to discuss options for funding needed repairs and renovations to Central Campus following the failure of an $85 million bond referendum in March.

The question of the bonds has divided the Joliet council at times with some members saying it's too risky to take on debt with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy.