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Bourbonais is a former settlement in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. Bourbonais was located in Concord Township, along the Burlington railroad line southwest of Wyanet and northeast of Buda. It was platted in 1864. [2] It was named for a man of mixed French and Native American ancestry who had settled in this general area in 1820.
The original French pronunciation of Bourbonnais came to be Anglicized over time to / b ər ˈ b oʊ n ɪ s / bər-BOH-nis. In 1974, a state representative from Bourbonnais introduced a resolution "correcting" the pronunciation of the town's name to / b ɜːr b ə ˈ n eɪ / bur-bə-NAY, closer to the French. [10]
Bourbonnais Township (/ ˌ b ʊər b oʊ ˈ n eɪ, b ɜːr ˈ b oʊ n ɪ s / BOOR-boh-NAY, bur-BOH-niss [2]) is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 40,137 and it contained 15,153 housing units.
The following 81 pages use this file: Arispie Township, Bureau County, Illinois; Arlington, Illinois; Berlin Township, Bureau County, Illinois; Bourbonais, Illinois
The governor of Illinois has the power to veto proposed congressional district maps, but the General Assembly has the power to override the veto, with the support of 3/5ths of both chambers. In 1971, 1981, and 1991, the General Assembly was unable to come to an agreement, and the map was drawn up by a panel of three federal judges chosen by ...
Bureau County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 33,244. [1] Its county seat is Princeton. [2] Bureau County is part of the Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, and the Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park is located partly in this county.
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Kankakee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 107,502. [1] Its county seat is Kankakee. [2] Kankakee County comprises the Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.