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Because the Illinois Central Railroad ran through Kankakee, founded in 1854, it became the county seat, with Bourbonnais Grove as one of several townships. In 1858, residents built the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, and soon nuns of the Congregation of Notre Dame arrived from Canada to teach and provide nursing care.
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.
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]
1789 Map of the Provinces of France. The title of the ruler of the Bourbonnais between 913 and 1327, was Sire de Bourbon (Seigneur de Bourbon). The first lord of the Bourbonnais known by name was Adhémar (or Aymon I of Bourbon ). Aymon's father was Aymar (894-953), sire of Souvigny, his only son with Ermengarde [clarification needed].
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.
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The Durham–Perry Farmstead is a park and open-air museum in Bourbonnais, Illinois on the grounds of the former Thomas Durham farm. The buildings reflect the agricultural practices of Illinois farmers in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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.