Momence Struggles To Field Youth Football With NFL Minutes Away
As the Chicago Bears roll into Bourbonnais this Friday, less than 20 minutes east in Momence, Illinois, a youth football program struggles to field a team.
Catholic Charities & Bears Care hit Olivet this Saturday
Registration is now ongoing for the Catholic Charities’ Back to
School Fair for Kankakee and Iroquois Counties this Saturday, July 27th
at Olivet Nazarene University. Catholic
Charities’...
The Baseball Diamond At Alpiner Park In Kankakee Stays
The Mayor acknowledged that Alpiner would stay a baseball field. Dayna Heitz, the Executive Director of Kankakee Valley Park District, reports an application to list Alpiner as a listing in the Register of Historic Places is pending. Acceptance will ensure permanency for the park which has hosted baseball for almost 100 years.
Gift Of $330,000 Will Change The Lives Of Many KCC Students
With a bequest of more than $330,000, a long-time teacher has made it possible for Kankakee Community College students to pursue their dreams.
Bourbonnais Rallies For Bears Camp
The one-hundred seven heat index didn’t stop football fans from coming out to the Friday Night Lights Fest on Friday. The second-annual family-friendly football festival was held at BrickStone Brewery Production Facility in Bourbonnais, IL. The event was put on by the Kankakee Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Village of Bourbonnais and the Kankakee County Convention and Visitors Bureau. The festival is a community-wide pep rally and football field event presented by Bear Construction.
Friday Night Lights Fest Tonight
Later tonight, the community-wide pep rally known as Friday Night Lights Fest will celebrate the return of the 17th Chicago Bears Training Camp held in Bourbonnais since 2002 that starts next week.
