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2022 Leadership and Lunch Presented by Olivet Nazarene University NEWS RELEASE               FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2022 Leadership and Lunch Presented by Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL – The Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual  Leadership and Lunch at Olivet Nazarene University in Chalfant Hall on Friday, June 1, 2022,  from 11:30 p.m.…

Investor Spotlight: Peoples Bank of Kankakee County Just about 60 years ago, Romy Hammes, a Ford auto dealer, real estate developer and philanthropist saw a need for greater local decision making and decided to do something about it. The doors of Peoples Bank opened in May 1962 and have stayed open to the Kankakee community…

Board Spotlight: Brian Creek Brian Creek is one of the partners at Borschnack, Pelletier & Co., providing tax services, small business accounting, audits, payroll, consulting, etc. to Kankakee County. It is 100 percent locally owned and one of the leading CPPA Firms in the area.    Brian grew up in Manteno and currently lives in…

Ambassador Spotlight: Veronica Featherston Actively involved in the community, Veronica Featherston is going on her one-year anniversary as the Director of the Kankakee County Museum and as the Co-Chair Representative of the Young Professionals Network (YPN). Veronica grew up in Manteno and after graduating from Illinois State University with a bachelor’s in anthropology, she joined…

Clove Alliance was formerly known as KC-CASA and ISAS but underwent new branding in 2021. Its mission is to “Provide hope and healing to survivors of sexual violence by improving the quality of services for survivors, assisting in their recovery, and working towards the elimination of sexual violence”. Clove Alliance is an important organization for…