Posts by cmeredith_courtney@kankakeecountychamber.com

New solar array installed at Kankakee Community College Date: Sept. 26, 2024 With a new solar array installed, Kankakee Community College will save on energy costs and have another tool for renewable energy education. The ~950 Kilowatt (kW) solar array, financed by Dr. Sarode Pundaleeka and the Illinois Solar for All (ILSFA), is on the…

2025 ComEd Energy Force Ambassador Program Application I’m pleased to announce that the 2025 application for the ComEd Energy Force Ambassador Program is now open through Friday, November 1st.  This is a one-of-a-kind program that trains adults with developmental disabilities to serve as ambassadors for ComEd’s Energy Efficiency Program.  Energy Force was the country’s first…

ECDA TO HOST FINAL COMMUNITY CONVERSATION AT CITY LIFE CENTER KANKAKEE, IL (September 24, 2024) – The City of Kankakee’s Economic and Community Development Agency (ECDA) will host this final Community Conversation of 2024 on Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 6:00 PM at the City Life Center (1820 E Court St). The focus of this…

Mobile Pantry Pops Up Thursday in Bourbonnais The Secret Food Pantry will host its next mobile drive-through pantry in the Village of Bourbonnais from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Thursday, September 26, on Briarwood Lane. Anyone in need can come for food. There are no residential or financial restrictions. The pantry instructs attendees not to…

September WIN Spotlight: JoAnne Keen Frank’s Appliance Center & Sleepsource was started in 1961 JoAnne Keen’s parents. JoAnne and her husband Mark took over ownership of  Frank’s Appliance Center & Sleepsource in 2000.  Frank’s is a big family which now includes their daughter Stephanie and her husband Ryan along with a lot of help from…

September Ambassador Spotlight: Annie Mitchell Annie Mitchell is a local real estate agent with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Speckman Realty in Bourbonnais. With a deep passion for real estate, Annie loves helping her clients find the perfect homes and takes pride in guiding them through one of the most important decisions of their lives. In addition…

National Recovery Month celebrates transformation, renewed relationships, and hope Kankakee, Ill. — At Rosecrance Behavioral Health, we know healing from addiction looks different for each individual, but finding recovery is possible for anyone. During National Recovery Month, communities nationwide are urged to join together in resounding applause to honor and celebrate those individuals who have overcome past…

Fall golf outing on October 12 to benefit KCC Athletics program There will be a fall golf outing for the Kankakee Community College Athletics program on Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Kankakee Elks Country Club, 2283 Bittersweet Drive in St. Anne. The event begins with lunch at 11 a.m. and a shotgun start at noon.…

ONU School of Music to host “Pops in the Park” at The Grove in Bourbonnais Olivet Nazarene University is proud to partner with the Village of Bourbonnais in presenting “Pops in the Park,” a free concert featuring the 70+ piece University Orchestra and Concert Singers, under the direction of Dr. Neal Woodruff. The free, family-friendly…

Workforce Wallflowers: Getting Gen Z to Join the Game In 1990, one in five young people in the U.S. were unemployed. Now, that number has climbed to one in three. This alarming statistic is part of a worldwide phenomenon referred to as NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training). Where is Gen Z? There is no…