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“The Oscar Vanishes” An Interactive Mystery The Hollywood Oscar Awards are right around the corner. Add some fun to your Oscar weekend by attending “The Oscar Vanishes” mystery party on Saturday, March 1 at the B. Harley Bradley House, 701 S. Harrison in Kankakee. Channel your inner Perry Mason, Hercule Poirot or Sam Spade and…

Bourbonnais Welcomes Scout Day Proclaims February 2 – 8 as ‘Scout Week’ Bourbonnais, IL – At the Village of Bourbonnais Board Meeting held on Monday, February 3, 2025, village officials proclaimed February 2 through February 8 as ‘Scout Week’. As a part of ‘Scout Week’,  the Village of Bourbonnais hosted ‘Scout Day’ – an event…

February 2025 Ambassador Spotlight: Leonel B. Jaramillo Hello. My name is Leonel B. Jaramillo. I am the Economic Development Navigator for the City of Kankakee in the Economic and Community Development Agency (ECDA). To give you a scope of what I do in my line of work, imagine me as an intermediary. I connect people…

Senator Joyce Secures Grant for New Riverfront Land Bourbonnais, IL – The Village of Bourbonnais is excited to announce that it is the recipient of a $110,000 member initiative grant. The news of the allocation, from Senator Patrick Joyce, follows a recent notice that 6.63 acres of parkland had been donated to the Village of…

January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month KANKAKEE, IL, January 17, 2025 – January marks National Human Tra cking Prevention Month, a critical time to raise awareness of the widespread, hidden, often misunderstood crime of human trafficking. Clove Alliance, which supports survivors and works to prevent sexual harm, is committed to educating the community about one…

KCC offers discounted non-credit classes this spring Kankakee Community College’s Office of Continuing Education and Business Partnerships is offering more than 30 non-credit workforce training classes at a discount this spring. To take advantage, participants should use code “Spring25” to receive up to 50% off the list price. These classes do not award college credit.…

High Point Residence Kankakee Announces Memory Care Expansion Opening in March Kankakee, IL – January 27, 2025 – High Point Residence Kankakee, a premier senior living community, is thrilled to announce the grand opening of its new Memory Care expansion, scheduled for early March. This state-of-the-art addition reaffirms High Point Residence Kankakee’s commitment to providing exceptional…

ComEd Offering $535,000 in Grant Funding for Community-Oriented Projects Across Northern Illinois Annual Powering Communities Grant Program provides grants of up to $10,000 each to improve infrastructure and support community organizations in Illinois CHICAGO (Jan. 21, 2025) – ComEd today announced that municipal and community organizations in northern Illinois can now apply for the 2025…

Pembroke School District Partners with CHP to Address Medical and Dental Needs Pembroke Community Consolidated School District #259 has announced an exciting new partnership with the Community Health Partnership of Illinois (CHP) to address the medical and dental needs of students, their families, and staff. This collaboration brings a mobile healthcare unit to Lorenzo R.…

Investor Spotlight: AllSource Environmental Thank you AllSource Environmental for being an Investor Member! AllSource Environmental is a national material management company that provides unique solutions for all of your waste, recycling environmental services and industrial cleaning needs. Our experienced and professional personnel can assist you with all of your regulated and non-regulated waste streams as…