Kankakee County board approves amended sale agreement, lowers listing price to $139,000

The Kankakee County Board on Aug. 12 authorized the county board chairman to sign an agreement for the sale of county real estate and approved an amendment lowering the listing price from $199,000 to $139,000.

The resolution was read into the record and a motion to approve was made by Crutcher and seconded by Foster; a roll call vote approved the sale and the price amendment. The meeting record does not identify the parcel by address or provide a buyer's name in open session.

Why it matters: The board's action commits the county to proceed with the sale under the amended listing price; details on buyer selection, closing schedule or proceeds allocation were not provided during the meeting.

Executive session connection: The board previously entered executive session that included discussion of the purchase/sale of real estate under 55 ILCS 5/5-1005; the executive-session citation appears in the public record immediately before new-business items. The meeting record does not show whether the executive session included specifics about this particular parcel.

Ending: The board carried the motion by roll call; staff were instructed to proceed with the agreement and amend the listing as approved.