Kankakee County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)

The LEPC was created by an act of Congress known as the “Emergency Planning and Community Right -to-Know Act” of 1986 (EPCRA).  The law requires that each state establish planning districts.  In Illinois, the Governor named each county a planning District.  The goal of the Kankakee County LEPC is to promote chemical emergency preparedness and prevention throughout Kankakee County.  A LEPC is designed to serve as a community forum for issues relating to preparedness for emergencies involving hazardous substances.  The Local Emergency Planning Committee works with companies in the local area that deal with hazardous materials. 

LEPC Quarterly Meeting Schedule: 

* All meetings are held at 2:00 pm at 3000 S. Justice Way, Kankakee, IL, on the second Thursday of January, April, July, and October.  

Jim Keener – Chairman
jkeener@bourbonnaisfire.org 

Kevin Bernard – Vice Chairman
kbernard@olivet.edu