About Kankakee County, IL

The 44th Annual Kankakee County Fair starts July 30-Aug 3 this year. The fairgrounds are located about one mile south of I-57 @ Exit 308.

Here are the feature events for each day during the fair.

• Wed.- The Extreme Figure 8 School Bus demo derby in the grandstand and it is a Free Event.
  
• Thur.- The Figure 8 car demo derby starts at 7pm
  
• Fri.- U.S. Lawn Mower Racing 7pm Free Event in the grandstand.
  
• Sat.- Another Free Event in the Grandstand, I.P.R.A Championship Rodeo at 7pm
• Sun.- Illiana Pullers Assoc. of Truck and Tractor Pulls at Noon and is also a free event.

For complete details and schedule of activities visit www.kankakeefair.org

The Chicago Bears Training Camp is getting ready to start up again on the campus of Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, IL.

Here are some of the special events taking place during training camp.

• Family Night @ ONU- Wed. July 30 A host of activities for all ages will start at 6pm, the Bears practice wiil take place at 7pm with a fireworks show to follow.
  
• Family Night @ Soldier Field - Fri. Aug. 1 The Bears take their practice to Soldier Field, the gates up at 5pm and practice begins at 7pm.
  
• Armed Forces Day Sun. Aug. 10 - A special day dedicated to our armed forces including reserved seating for those who dress in uniform.
  

For complete details on all the special days during training camp, visit the Chicago Bears website or the Bears training camp website for more info!

The Village of Manteno's Fireworks will take place on Saturday July 5th at dusk. as they have for many years the fireworks show will take place at the Manteno Sportsmen's Club. which is located at 851 N. Main St. on the north end of town. The Bakersfield Band is set to perform from 7pm to 12am.

Here is a list from The Daily Journal of some area fireworks shows

Come out to the 33rd Annual Friendship Festival in Bourbonnais this weekend! Located at the Municpal Center in Bourbonnais. Here are some of the highlights on Saturday and Sunday..

Saturday

• Kids Fishing Derby 9am
• Jesse White Tumbling Team 7pm
• Fireworks! 10pm

Sunday

• 5K Run and 2mile Walk 8am
• Grand Parade 1pm
• Bean Bag Tournament 3pm

For complete information visit www.bourbonnaisfriendshipfestival.com

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May Market in Kankakee County

Real Estate is a great investment!!

Kankakee - Iroquois - Ford MLS Promatch Statistics for 05-01-2008 to 05-31-2008

# of ACTV LISTINGS SOLD Avg. Sold Price Avg. DOM Avg. Sold to list price %

Commercial 84 2 $811,125 109 80.11%

The average list price of Commercial was $269.980 10 new listings for the month of May.

Lots, Farm, Land 461 12 $294,358 321 95.31%

The average list price of Land was $488,149 with 22 new listings for the month of May.

Mobile Home 41 8 $43,900 295 97.77%

The average list price of Mobile Homes was $42,172 with 8 new listings for the month of May.

Multi-Family 122 8 $348,187 137 92.24%

The average list price of Multi-family property was $101,318 with 11 new listings for the month of May.

Residential 1333 134 $123,898 125 95.26%

The average list price of Residential was $172,684 with 230 new listings for the month of May.

Total listings 2041 158 $155,887 142 93.76%

The active listings counts are always the current activities in the system and are not affected by the date range specified in the report

The number of New listings is based on the number of current active listings that have listing dates that are within the date range specified for the report.

Homes in Kankakee county are selling - average sold price to list price is over 90%