Eric Boness News Today

KANKAKEE — Kankakee Fire Department Deputy Chief Eric Boness will retire from the city fire force in mid-January. Boness will conclude his 30-year career on Jan. 16. He has been a member of the city force since December 1990. A 1986 graduate of Central High School, Boness took his new role of deputy chief on Feb. 1, 2020, when he replaced former Deputy Chief Jeff Bruno, who had retired. A captain with the force, Boness had also previously served as the department’s EMS coordinator, tr...