🌱 Highways & Waterways Committee and 11 more events

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy and very cold, with a high of 26 and low of 22 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy and cold, temps: high: 28, low: 3. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Frigid with snow, with a high of 9 and low of -9 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Highways & Waterways Committee
  Kankakee County, IL Calendar
  9:00 am
• Caregiver Support Group
  Watseka Public Library , 201 S 4th St , Watseka
  1:30 pm

Friday December 12

• Thornton Boys Varsity Basketball @ Kankakee
  Kankakee High School , 1200 W Jeffery St , Kankakee
  6:30 pm
• Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers vs. Don Bosco Prep
  Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School 307 , 700 W North St , Bradley
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Winter Market
  Kankakee Public Library , 201 East Merchant St. , Kankakee
  10:00 am
• Lisieux- Christmas pty-Kensing
  St. John Paul II Catholic Parish , 956 S 10th Ave , Kankakee
  10:00 am
• Deck the Halls: Teen Wreath-Making
  Kankakee Public Library Teen Zone
  11:00 am
• Still I Rise: 12th Annual “Health and Wellness” Seminar
  Rigo's Place , 164 N Schuyler Ave , Kankakee
  12:00 pm
• 2nd Annual Winter Wonderland Pub Crawl
  Majestic Weddings & Events Kankakee , 150 N Schuyler Ave , Kankakee
  1:00 pm
• Evening of Hope & Healing
  Kankakee Civic Auditorium , 803 S 8th Ave , Kankakee
  5:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Miracle at the Grove
  The Grove , 700 Main St NW , Bourbonnais
  11:00 am
• FFP Confirmation #2- Mass and and Retreat
  St John Paul II Parish - West , 907 S 9th St , Kankakee
  11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Illinois Association Of School posted a job opening for Elementary Teacher (for School Year 2025-2026) in Hopkins Park. Apply here.
• Pactiv Evergreen, Inc. posted a job opening for Material Handler-LTO in Grant Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hopkins Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Momence

• FOIA request sent to City of Momence regarding new or amended contracts on December 9, 2025 (kankakeetimes.com)
• Collaborative team effort helps St. Anne down Momence in battle of RVC unbeatens (shawlocal.com)

Grant Park

• ‘A good way to ruin your night out': 2 Metallica fans banned after stadium incident (boston25news.com)

Kankakee

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