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Bourbonnais, IL — As Illinoisans gear up to mark the end of summer with Labor Day celebrations throughout the state, the Bourbonnais Police Department announced its plans for a traffic safety campaign focusing on drunk, unbuckled and distracted drivers.

The Momence Jr Redskins announced the “Parkey Field Goal Challenge” earlier today via Facebook that will take place on Saturday, Sept 28th at 6:30 p.m.

Kankakee Area HS Football Preview: Goal Line

Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong joined mayors from across the nation at the 6th annual Cities United Convening in Hampton, Virginia. Cities United, created in 2011, is a national coalition of mayors working to bring awareness to gun violence with a focus on African-American males. Their goal is to help local leaders reduce homicides in their cities by 50%, by the year 2025.

This week’s Ultimate is Gabrielle Dismang, a senior at BBCHS. Gabrielle plays softball for BBCHS and travel ball for the River Valley Rage. Gabrielle’s Rage team took second place this year in the 16U “B” Eastern World Series. When described by her Rage softball coach, Ron Zielinski, he said, “Gabbie has played travel softball for us at River Valley Rage for several years now. Gabbie is a strong player with a big bat, her greatest quality is her leadership that she brings to the team.”

Mayor Wells-Armstrong and city council have declared August 22, 2019 as “No Small Matter Day” in Kankakee County to build awareness regarding the importance of early childhood education.