EXHIBIT 23.1

McGladrey & Pullen
Certified Public Accounts






Consent of Independent Auditor's

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the 2003 Stock Incentive Plan of Kankakee Bancorp, Inc., of
our report dated February 6, 2003, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Kankakee Bancorp, Inc. incorporated by reference in the Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2002.



/s/ McGladrey & Pullen, LLP

Champaign, Illinois
May 1, 2003