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Press Release: Bradley Bourbonnais Rotary Selling Jigsaw Puzzles Just in time for your Holiday Shopping. The Rotary Club of Bradley Bourbonnais is offering for sale a limited edition 504 piece jigsaw puzzle. Entitled “REFLECTIONS – SHAPIRO CLOCK TOWER”, the puzzle features the sixty (60) foot tall Shapiro Clock Tower rising majestically over the fall foliage…

Press Release: Strong Neighborhoods Fall Fest FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/13/2022 Contact: Fiana Smith | neighborhoods@myunitedway.org Strong Neighborhoods Fall Fest Offers Free, Outdoor Roller Skating Rink – October 22nd – This free, family-centered event will feature a pop-up roller skating rink, food provided by Kay’s Kitchen, raffle prizes, and more. Kankakee, Ill. – On Saturday, October…

Intern Spotlight: Sammie Martin Welcome our Fall intern, Sammie Martin. Sammie is in her last semester at Olivet Nazarene University, studying Public Relations and Strategic Communication. During her time at Olivet, she served as an Account Executive for Olivet’s Student run communication agency, Inspired Strategies Agency (ISA). Sammie also served on the Executive Board for…

Ambassador Spotlight: Megan Carrillo Hardworking, passionate, and trustworthy, Megan Carrillo lives to serve people. She is a long-standing Manteno resident and received an Associate in Applied Science Degree, Business, from Kankakee Community College. Megan has been an insurance agent and financial professional with New York Life Insurance since 2020. She joined the Chamber in July…

Board Member Spotlight: Matthew Schore Matthew Schore has been a Board member since January of this year.  He was born and raised in Bourbonnais. Matt is the Director of Business Development at A.N. Weber Logistics, where they strive to “Provide excellence in transportation.” Matt finds it really fun to be involved in the Chamber at…

Partner Spotlight: Johnsonville Momence Packing Company, situated in the heart of Momence, IL, is celebrating its 40th anniversary in December, 2022.  Ed Kramer opened the company in 1982, initially manufacturing products for Oscar Mayer. Today, Momence Packing is a harvest facility and manufacturer that exclusively produces sausage products for Johnsonville Sausage.  Johnsonville is the No.…

Investor Spotlight: Midland States Bank Midland States Bank has been partnering with the Kankakee County Chamber of Commerce for over ten years. With four locations in the Kankakee area and locations all across Illinois, Midland States Bank offers, “big bank services with a small bank touch.” They started as a one-branch bank in Effingham, Illinois,…

ComEd, Argonne Team Up to Study the Impact of Climate Change on the Power Grid   312-394-3500 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  ComEd, Argonne Team Up to Study the Impact   of Climate Change on the Power Grid   First Study Launched in Concert with EPRI’s Climate READi™: Power Initiative  CHICAGO (May 25, 2022) – ComEd, in partnership with…