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About Dr. Williamson Founder of CMG Group Inc, Dr. Jeff Williamson will be speaking at the Women in Networking Luncheon on February 10th. With over 30 years of professional educational and leadership expertise, Dr. Williamson plans to cover several topics during the event. These topics include the economics of time, your vision, your values, as…

ReadyNation’s Partnership with Child Care Resource and Referral To ensure the state of Illinois can help identify and respond to early childhood needs at the local level, ReadyNation introduces Birth to Five Illinois. Partnering with the Illinois Network of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies, Birth to Five is a new initiative focused on childcare…

Subtitle Bourbonnais, IL – The Village of Bourbonnais and Bourbonnais Township Park District are pleased to  announce the Event and Skate Plaza located at 600 Main Street NW, behind the Village of  Bourbonnais Administration Office, is now available to the public for ice skating (weather permitting). The outdoor frozen rink is a free recreational activity…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact:   ComEd Media Relations  312-394-3500  ComEd Announces $500,000 Now Available to Fund Community  Improvement Projects   Annual Powering Communities program to provide grants of up to $10,000 for projects focused  on sustainability, safety and the arts  CHICAGO (Jan. 20, 2022) – ComEd is now accepting applications for its latest round of Powering Communities…

Ambassador Spotlight: Nicole Burgess, Ambassador Chair Since July, Nicole Burgess has stepped into the role as Ambassador Chair and has played a key part in the Chamber’s success in the last few months. Nicole is the Donor Relations Manager at Riverside Healthcare and has worked there since March 2021. Nicole works in the Foundation Office…

Starting in August, Rachel Shepard interned at the Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce for the last four months. Growing up in Arlington Heights, Rachel came to Kankakee County to attend Olivet Nazarene University on a Track and Cross-Country Scholarship. At Olivet, she double majored in Business Administration and History. At the Kankakee County Chamber of…

Welcome to the website for the Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce.  With this website, we look forward to providing more content to our members!  We look forward to 2022 with this website and the capabilities it will provide.   We look forward to using this space to tell our members’ stories, communicate information about advocacy,…