Kankakee Mayor announces new Fire Chief

A new Fire Chief is set to be appointed in the City of Kankakee. Kankakee Mayor Chris Curtis announced yesterday that he has chosen Garrick Kasper to fill the position being vacated by retiring Chief Bryan LaRoche. Curtis says Kasper is a Kankakee resident who has served as the Fire Chief in Oak Forest since October 2021. Mayor Curtis adds Kasper was chosen from a list of 23 internal and external candidate and if approved by the City Council next Monday, will replace Chief LaRoche on November second.