Dredging of the Bourbonnais Municipal Center pond recently was completed.

Campers got creative at Liberty Intermediate School on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, as Camp Invention celebrated its 16th year of science-based fun.

Liberty Intermediate School hosted 145 local K-6 students this week for Camp Invention, the summer science enrichment program that is now in its 16th year in Bourbonnais.

Bourbonnais officials decided Wednesday to put in place a moratorium on building data centers in the village.

A Plainfield Township man has pleaded guilty to the 2019 drug-induced homicide of a 26-year-old man. He was sentenced to serve 75% of a 6.5-year prison sentence.

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Bourbonnais Township trustees and its highway commissioner are at odds over the purchase of a street sweeper.

Communities across Illinois are stepping up opposition to data center development as lawsuits, packed meetings, and zoning battles spread, even after state lawmakers failed to advance major regulation of the rapidly growing industry

With the one-night influx of 18 dogs rescued from a Pembroke Township property, Kankakee County Animal Control has a full house.

Data centers have become a hot-button topic nationally. When reading or hearing about a proposed data center, people foresee drastic changes if allowed. This hit home Monday at the Bourbonnais board meeting.

Downtown Kankakee's Friday Night Concert Series continues Friday, June 5 with a performance by Todd Hazelrigg + River Valley Rangers.

Leisure time along walking and running paths is devolving into an exercise of avoidance of motorized scooters and bikes within Kankakee County.

To the possible surprise of some motorists passing by the busy location, a real cow has not jumped over any fencing at Perry Farm and made a break for it.

The Village of Bourbonnais is hosting a series of free summer events from June through September, including art classes, live music, yoga, and family activities at local parks and gathering spaces.

UpliftedCare Community Grief Center offers free support groups and workshops for people navigating grief, caregiving, and the practical challenges that follow a loss, with multiple groups meeting throughout the week.

A single-family home in Bourbonnais that sold for $315,000 nears the top of the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Kankakee County in the past week

Bourbonnais Elementary School District 53 is applying for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Community Eligibility Provision for three of its schools.

Former Kankakee County Deputy Coroner Eric Cavender was recently elected as the chairman of the Kankakee County Republican Party.

Earlier this month, trustees for the village of Bourbonnais approved a resolution approving a new four-year contract with the Bourbonnais Police Department sergeants.

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Bourbonnais Township’s board attorney Sean Conway said the gas storage project of Highway Commissioner Jason Diaz has been referred to law enforcement authorities.

The process used to pay for the construction of a gas storage facility at the Bourbonnais Township facility by the highway commissioner has become a point of contention with the township board of trustees.

A single-family home in Manteno that sold for $385,000 nears the top of the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Kankakee County in the past week.

A 37-year-old Bourbonnais woman was sentenced to one-year in federal prison Tuesday for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering.

The Pembroke Rodeo is at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24.

FBI Special Agent Ryan Presley reminded the law enforcement officers who attended Thursday’s memorial service why they serve their communities.

The annual Kankakee County Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony honored the area's fallen officers on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at the Kankakee County Courthouse. See photos from the memorial.

Local police departments in Bourbonnais, Kankakee and Manteno will be taking to the rooftops of area Dunkin' locations to raise funds for Special Olympics Illinois and the Illinois Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics bright and early this Friday.

The Kankakee County Museum will host the 36th annual Rhubarb Festival on Sunday, May 17.

A fire at a residence in the 500 block of Turnberry Lane caused an estimated $250,000 damage Monday.

Bourbonnais officials are taking time to look into the future growth of the village.

A single-family home in Bourbonnais that sold for $742,500 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Kankakee County during the past week.

Trustees heard the first of two readings for Bourbonnais’ budget ordinance during Monday’s meeting.

The Kankakee Speedway will host Friday Night Lights racing on Friday, May 8.

Liberty Intermediate School Principal Bret Pignatiello was named Middle School Principal of the Year for the Three Rivers Region by the Illinois Principals Association.

With total costs coming in at nearly $86 million, about $16 million over budget, Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School officials are working with architects to reduce costs for the planned $70 million facility project.

The first Kankakee Farmers Market of the 2026 season is Saturday, May 2.

While some movement in a school district’s teaching staff is normal, poor teacher retention hurts student achievement and hits districts financially, studies show. It can cost nearly $12,000 to recruit, hire and train a new teacher.

Riverside Healthcare seeks to have new direction for the former Bourbonnais Cigna property before 2026 ends.

Riverside Healthcare will demolish the former Cigna building on its Bourbonnais property, determining that restoration costs were too high.

A single-family home in Bourbonnais that sold for $490,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Kankakee County in the past week.

With trash bags and grabbers in hand, volunteers set out on 29 Earth Day projects on Wednesday as part of the United Way of Kankakee & Iroquois Counties annual Day of Action.

The B. Harley Bradley House will host the Ikebana Society Floral Art Show on Saturday, April 25.

The fire pits located at The Grove were a bit of a hot topic at Monday’s meeting of the Bourbonnais trustees.

Donnie Daugherty is in the process of creating a deck of playing cards featuring artwork of Kankakee County professional athletes.

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For the past decade, what used to be the grand structure of Bon Vivant Country Club sat unused. As of last week, approximately 18 acres have been annexed into the village of Bourbonnais and zoned for a general commercial for a banquet center and restaurant.

Riverfront Park in Bourbonnais expanded by 6.6 acres last week. Trustees approved the ordinance annexing the land, donated by the Johnston family, at last Monday’s meeting.

The Kankakee Area Career Center was annexed into the village of Bourbonnais during Monday’s board meeting.

Kankakee became the first municipality to approve a new 3-year agreement with Visit Kankakee County.