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After establishment of the new Catholic diocese of Chicago, missionary Fr. Stephen Badin briefly settled in Bourbonnais Grove in 1846, before retiring further south. Notre-Dame Convent and Virgin Mary Elementary School 1883. In 1853, the Illinois legislature split Iroquois County, and Bourbonnais Grove became part of new Kankakee County.
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.
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Oakley Township is located in Macon County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,082 and it contained 475 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,082 and it contained 475 housing units.
Illinois Route 50 passes through the center of Manteno as Locust Street and leads north 6 miles (10 km) to Peotone and south 8 miles (13 km) to Bradley. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Manteno has a total area of 5.38 square miles (13.93 km 2 ), of which 5.34 square miles (13.83 km 2 ) (or 99.37%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0. ...
IL 102 runs parallel to and north of the Kankakee River for its entire length. For two miles (3.2 km), IL 102 is located next to the Kankakee River State Park. Entrances to the park's two major campgrounds are located off Illinois 102. IL 113 takes a mostly parallel route, but on the south side of the river.
Friends Creek Township is the home of the Friends Creek Conservation Area, a 616-acre county conservation area that is the largest park physically located in the township. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.3 square miles (128 km 2 ), of which 49.29 square miles (127.7 km 2 ) (or 99.98%) is land and 0.01 square ...
Ownership of the property was transferred to the Bourbonnais Township Park District in 1989, which developed the property as Perry Farm Park. The park features open recreation areas, four miles of walking trails, and the Exploration Station children's museum. The Perry Farm Living History Area includes the farmhouse, which now houses the Park ...