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 the entire staff. JoAnne…
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 to being a Chamber Ambassador,…
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 struggles and embraced a life of recovery. This is…
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. It includes lunch; 18 holes of golf; cart; on-course beverages; and…
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 event is Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at The Grove- Bourbonnais’ new park and event venue…
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 one reason for the rise in NEET and unemployed…
KCC practical nursing program graduate awarded The DAISY Award(R)
Date: Aug. 27, 2024 Victoria Pardy, a 2024 graduate of the licensed practical nursing program at Kankakee Community College, has been awarded the DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nursing Students. The annual award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to express gratitude to nurses with programs that recognize them for the extraordinary, compassionate and skillful…
ECDA TO HOST NEXT COMMUNITY CONVERSATION AT KANKAKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY
KANKAKEE, IL (August 27, 2024) – The City of Kankakee’s Economic and Community Development Agency (ECDA) will host a Community Conversation on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 6:00 PM at the Kankakee Public Library (201 E Merchant Street). This is the seventh Community Conversation in the 2024 series for the residents of Kankakee. Kankakeeans are…
Cornerstone to Walk for Overdose Awareness Day
International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) – held on August 31 every year – is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died and acknowledge the grief of family and friends left behind. Here at Cornerstone, together with the International Overdose Awareness Day Campaign, we will honor those impacted…
Clove Alliance Offers Support Group for Survivors’ Loved Ones
Clove Alliance is offering a “healing partnership,” an adult support group for survivors’ loved ones. Partners, parents, family, and loved ones of survivors of sexual violence are invited to join this free support group. Make connections, feel less lonely and isolated, and improve your skills to cope with challenges related to your loved one’s sexual…