River Road Complex News Today

The Bird Park project includes band shelter renovation and accessibility; educational signage (river ecology, native plantings and habitat); native meditation garden; new picnic shelter, new trail extension loop, playground renovation.

“Everything is so raw right now ..."

Longtime softball umpire Steve Endress and the Kankakee Valley Park District’s River Road Sports Complex got the call to the Hall of Fame. The pair were inducted earlier this month

The Kankakee Valley Park District will host a fall festival on Sept. 30 at the River Road Park, 1895 River Road, Kankakee. This one-day, family-friendly festival features four events.

The report shows excessive use of force findings from 2017-2020 and says staff violated children's rights at DJJ. New leadership at the agency promises change.

Audit finds SC DJJ has more violence, staffing issues now than in 2017