John Keno

In 1918 nine-year-old Giovacchino (Keno) Vignocchi left Italy and came to the United States with a dream that only the New World could offer. In 1926 and at the age of seventeen, Keno left school and started to work so his younger brothers and sisters could continue their education. He started in the construction industry at the beginning of the Great Depression and in the years that followed became a laborer for the George Sollitt Construction Company of Chicago, Illinois.Keno quickly proved himself to his superiors and became the general labor foreman on the famous Montgomery Ward Building, located at the river on Chicago's Near North Side.

We bring the technical knowledge, experience, people and equipment to deliver the best construction services available in Chicagoland and suburbs. Our tried and true construction methods are designed to improve efficiency, allowing timely project completion while enhancing the value to the client. We combine an array of construction services that provide our clients with the extensive resources that their projects demand.

All of JKC's construction project managers come from a prime contracting background. Each of them has over 24 years of experience. Every project is assigned a project manager with responsibilities that include submittal tracking, owner/client relations, pay applications, safety, etc. Typical prime construction projects range from Water/ Wastewater Facilities and midsize concrete structures to Parks and Recreational Facilities.

Deep, complicated, and detailed excavations in unstable, problematic ground conditions are our specialty. After decades in the water/wastewater industry, JKC practices solid, innovative solutions for almost every ground condition encountered. These skills provide the basis for knowledgeable and competitive earthwork estimates in and around the Chicagoland area.