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Illinois Secure Choice Act
Illinois Secure Choice Act Attention local businesses: the Illinois Secure Choice Act requires all businesses of 5 or more to either offer an employer-sponsored retirement plan or enroll in Illinois Secure Choice (the state-run option). The deadline to do this depends on the size of your business. The good news is you have options…
Read MoreMobile Pantry Pops up Thursday in Bourbonnais
Mobile Pantry Pops up Thursday in Bourbonnais Bourbonnais, IL – The Secret Food Pantry will host its next mobile pop-up event in the Village of Bourbonnais from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Thursday, August 4, in the Bourbonnais Municipal Center parking lot at 700 Main St. NW. The pantry’s founder and organizer, MaryLu Krueger, said…
Read MoreA.N. Webber INC. Logistics
A.N. Webber INC. Logistics KANKAKEE, IL (AUGUST 1, 2022) – A.N. Webber Logistics Inc., a technology-driven logistics provider and subsidiary of asset-based truckload carrier A.N. Webber, Inc. has acquired Hicks Co., a full-service truckload brokerage based in Queen Creek, AZ. Hicks Co. has been a major force in the west-coast flatbed brokerage market since 1982.…
Read MoreKankakee County Hispanic Partnership, Inc. Education Awards
Kankakee County Hispanic Partnership, Inc. Education Awards Kankakee County Hispanic Partnership Education Award Application 2022.doc Part 2
Read MoreMobile Pantry Pops Up Thursday in Bourbonnais
Mobile Pantry Pops Up Thursday in Bourbonnais Bourbonnais, IL – The Secret Food Pantry will host its next mobile pop-up event in the Village of Bourbonnais from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Thursday, July 21, in the Bourbonnais Municipal Center parking lot at 700 Main St. NW. The pantry’s founder and organizer, MaryLu Krueger, said…
Read MoreIndependence Day celebrations, KVSO performances and fireworks show July 2 at KCC
Independence Day celebrations, KVSO performances and fireworks show July 2 at KCC The tradition of celebrating Independence Day with live music followed by fireworks will continue on Saturday, July 2 along the south banks of the Kankakee River. The fundraising event will include three live music performances. Kankakee Community College gates open at 4…
Read MoreBourbonnais Friendship Festival Returns
Bourbonnais Friendship Festival Returns Bourbonnais, IL – The Bourbonnais Friendship Festival returns for its 47th year Wednesday, June 22 through Sunday, June 26, at Goselin Park on the Bourbonnais Municipal Center grounds 700 Main St. NW. In preparation for the five-day festival, the following will undergo temporary closures: Effective Tuesday, June 14, the Event and…
Read MoreInclusive Backing Grants for Small Businesses
Inclusive Backing Grants for Small Businesses The fourth grant cycle will provide grants to small business owners who identify as Native or Indigenous, Hispanic or Latinx, LGBTQ+ or as immigrants, refugees or forcibly displaced. Membership in Main Street America is not required to be eligible for the Program, but businesses must have a “brick-and-mortar” location…
Read MoreEarly Childhood Education Collaboration Funding Opportunity
Early Childhood Education Collaboration Funding Opportunity OPPORTUNITY DETAILS: Â To further increase equity in funding across the State, Birth to Five Illinois is issuing grant funds to local early childhood collaborations to deepen their work and to jumpstart the creation of new local collaborations focused on strengthening ECEC systems. For further information and the application…
Read MoreActive Shooter Preparedness
Active Shooter Preparedness The Active Shooter / Armed Intruder Planning For…Responding To…Recovering From the Unthinkable© Last week’s shooting at the school in Uvalde, TX has once again left our nation shocked, appalled, and numb with grief and disbelief. And once again, we find businesses and organizations of all types pushing active shooter preparedness…
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