There is a new 501c3, not for profit, based out of Crete – Sacred Tree NFP. Founder Natalie Wilson, an herbalist and avid gardener who loves trees, wants to educate and uplift communities to restore biodiversity that is critical to humanity’s survival, as biodiversity provides the air we breathe, medicines to heal us, and the […]
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Smithsonian ‘Journey Stories’ Exhibition Travels to Isle a la Cache Museum
Step into an explorer’s shoes, create a travel journal, or pedal the I&M Canal Trail, as Isle a la Cache Museum hosts an exhibition focusing on how movement has shaped the nation. The Smithsonian Institution’s traveling “Journey Stories” Exhibition opened Wednesday, February 1, and runs through Sunday, April 30. The exhibition encourages dialogue and engagement […]
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Forest Preserve Launches Yearlong ‘Take It Outside’ Campaign, App Challenge
The Forest Preserve District of Will County wants you to “Take It Outside” in 2023. This yearlong campaign is designed to entice residents to get back to nature or discover it for the first time. The campaign also will educate participants about the many health benefits – mental and physical – of spending time outdoors. […]
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America Sings! Returns to Chicago Southland
The choral extravaganza of the year returns on its 35th anniversary to the Chicago Southland, when America Sings! takes center stage at Fox Pointe in Lansing, May 5-6. Welcoming youth, adult, school, and church groups of all ages to join this high-energy singing experience, America Sings! is accepting registrations through February 17. This non-competitive event, […]
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Back 2 School America Launches ‘We Appreciate Teachers’
Statewide contest celebrates and supports Illinois Educators, with 25 teachers to receive free school supplies for students. Back 2 School America (B2SA), a national non-profit organization that provides free school supplies each year to tens-of-thousands of deserving kids from low-income families to help them succeed in the classroom, announces the launch of its 2023 We […]
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Get Tickets Now for The Blue Gala
The People of Kankakee County is hosting The Blue Gala, a Policeman’s Ball, on Saturday, March 25, at the Quality Inn, in Bradley. Tickets are now available at Joy’s Hallmark in Meadowview, Candy and Cake in Bourbonnais, plus at the Quality Inn front desk. Tickets also may be purchased through Eventbrite. The Gala includes dinner […]
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Still Time to Purchase Rotary’s Jigsaw Puzzle
Do you have cabin fever or perhaps need a gift? The Bradley-Bourbonnais Rotary Club is selling a limited edition jigsaw puzzle, and there are only a few left for purchase! The 504-piece puzzle, when completed, will measure 16″ x 20.” Puzzles may be purchased from any BB Rotarian and also are available at the Kankakee […]
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Kankakee Library Program in February
Kankakee Valley Genealogical Society Meeting: The next meeting of the Kankakee Valley Genealogical Society will be Saturday, February 4, at 10:30 a.m., in the third floor meeting room at the library, 201 E. Merchant Street in Kankakee. The free program, which is open to the public, features society member Dale Monty, who will be doing […]
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Joe Maddon to Speak at USF Brown and Gold Night
Joe Maddon, the Major League Baseball manager who helped the Chicago Cubs organization break its 108-year World Series drought in 2016, will be the guest speaker at the University of St. Francis’ 44th annual Brown and Gold Night, on Monday, February 13, at the Pat Sullivan Center on the USF campus. The annual fundraiser begins […]