Entering this 4 BEDROOM 2.5 bath home from the front door of this RAISED RANCH, you only step up a few steps to the LIVING AREAS and bedrooms. The living room is directly to your left. Then to your right is the DINING AREA which OPENS TO THE KITCHEN with updated QUARTZ COUNTERTOPS and the portable island. All appliances are INCLUDED! The dining room has access to the DECK. The kitchen is open and updated. Down the hall are the 4 BEDROOMS and both FULL BATHROOMS. Or you can use it as a 3 bedroom home with a HOME OFFICE! All bedrooms are ample sized. The MASTER BEDROOM has a FULL MASTER BATH with heater in the ceiling vent and a Moen faucet! Down the stairs is a LARGE FAMILY ROOM that could be used for family gatherings, friends or an EXCERCISE ROOM. Also downstairs is the utility room with BRAND NEW FLOORING! THE GARAGE IS LEVEL to the LOWER LEVEL which means it is much easier to carry things in from the car to the house! (Many raised ranches or bilevels have steps up to the GARAGE.) Back upstairs you can step from the DINING ROOM TO THE DECK that has a RETRACTABLE AWNING while you sit on your deck while ENJOYING THE SUNSETS! The yard is spacious and SEMI PRIVATE with a back yard POND that makes this home STAND OUT!  Updates include a NEW ROOF AND SIDING in 2026. NEW CENTRAL AIR in 2025, new water heater 2024. New quartz countertops in 2020. New dishwasher 2025. NEW FLOORING in utility room. New roof and shutters and some siding in 2026. Quality Carrier furnace. Across from the front of the home is a HUGE OPEN AREA that is PARKLIKE with a soccer field, track and 2 schools. People often use the east and west school boundaries for WALKING DOGS and just plain walking. Nearby there are MULTIPLE SCHOOLS, places of worship, parks and more. Just a short distance to 5 parks, WOODED WALKING TRAILS, tennis courts, schools, places of worship, MUSEUM, the riverfront and THE RIVERFRONT BIKE TRAIL. West side businesses like EDDIE'S BAR & GRILL, Monical's Pizza, BLUE'S CAFE, Home Appliance, Kankakee Autoplex, DAIRY QUEEN, SmartWash Laundry, BERKOT'S GROCERY STORE and more. Also close to highly rated KANKAKEE FARMERS MARKET in downtown Kankakee, Harold & Jean Minor FESTIVAL SQUARE for concerts/events and Downtown Historic District along with great businesses like PARAMOUNT THEATER, Majestic Theater, Rebel Ice Cream, RIGO'S PLACE, Lush Vine, C & L FINE GOODS, First Trust Bank and more! Project Catalyst/Small Business Incubator, the Venue, STEFARI WEST, 5 Star Wings plus the RIVERFRONT MASTER PLAN with the East Riverwalk and KNACK BREWING! Kankakee School District offers MORE PROGRAM CHOICES than any other area school district. Unique choices like MAGNET & MONTESSORI, the Culinary Arts with the Kays Kitchen food truck and KANKAKEE KAYS BATTALION JROTC. Don't miss the opportunity of this AFFORDABLE HOME! Sold "As Is". Ask for 1 year AHS Shield Essential home warranty! RUN, don't walk to OWN THIS 4 BEDROOM HOME! Start Packin''!