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2026 Calendar Featuring area photographs by Photo Editor Tiffany Blanchette

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IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS AREA POLICE

Aroma Park Police Department

815-937-1240

Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office

815-933-3324

Bourbonnais Police Department

815-937-3579

Bradley Police Department

815-933-3315

FOR ALL EMERGENCIES DIAL 911 St. Anne Police Department

815-427-8126

Manteno Community Fire Protection District

Sun River Terrace Police Department

Momence Fire Protection District

815-937-1222

AREA FIRE PROTECTION Aroma Park Fire Protection District

815-939-2714

Chebanse Police Department

Bourbonnais Fire Protection District

Essex Police Department

Bradley Fire Department

815-697-2214

815-365-2814

815-935-9670 815-933-2401

815-468-7100

815-472-4525

Otto Township Fire Protection District

815-697-2422

Martin’s Ambulance

Basic life support and Med Car services; wheelchair-accessable van.

815-468-0200

FIRE DEPARTMENT AMBULANCE SERVICES Aroma Park Fire Protection

Pembroke Fire Protection District

Two advanced life support services; serve from two different stations.

815-944-8129

815-939-2714

Pilot Township Fire Protection District

Bourbonnais Fire Protection Service

Reddick Community Fire Protection

815-935-9670

815-426-2143

Offer advanced life support and paramedics.

Grant Park Police Department

Cabery Fire Protection District

815-949-1688

District 815-365-2284

Herscher Police Department

Chebanse Township Fire Department

Bonfield Fire Department

Basic life support services, advanced life support services and paramedics.

815-935-1411

815-933-2401

St. Anne Fire Protection District

Kankakee Fire Protection

815-465-2151 815-426-2131

Hopkins Park Police Department

815-944-5204

Kankakee Police Department

815-694-2441

Essex Fire Protection District

815-365-4588

815-933-3321

Grant Park Fire Department

Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group (KAMEG)

Kankakee Fire Department

815-933-3953

Kankakee Emergency Services

815-802-7100

Manteno Police Department

815-929-4801

Momence Police Department

815-472-2021

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815-465-6123

815-933-0450

Kankakee Township Fire Protection District

815-933-2762

Limestone Township Fire Protection District

815-932-4664

815-427-6798

AMBULANCE SERVICES Riverside Medical Center Ambulance Service

Advanced life support services.

815-935-4359

St. Mary’s EMS System

Advanced and basic life support services; Medicare services.

815-937-2495

Bradley Fire Protection Department

Offer two advanced life support engines, 1st response engine, over 35 paramedics, and a full-service emergency response department.

815-933-0450

Limestone Township Ambulance Service

815-932-4664

Manteno Fire Protection Department

Basic and advanced life supports; serve from two different stations.

815-468-7100

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