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While we’re always proud to stand with small businesses and see them rise to the challenges of the marketplace, we know this is a great time of year to encourage people to support small businesses. Because when we support small businesses, it makes a big impact!

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What is Pink Friday? One week before Black Friday, Pink Friday encourages collaboration among the small boutique community to advance the #shopsmallfirst mindset. Before heading online and to big-box retailers, take the...

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While we near the end of the Kankakee Farmers' Market season, there is no shortage of fall goods to be found!

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Halloween Downtown, a free event hosted by the Rotary Club of Kankakee, comes back to Downtown Kankakee Sunday, October 15th from 10am to 4pm. The event will take place on the 200 block of South Schuyler Avenue, including the...

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To Do This Fall In Downtown Kankakee

Summer may be coming to a close, but never fear, there is no shortage of things to do this Fall in Downtown Kankakee! 

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Celebrating it's 25th Anniversary, the Kankakee Farmers' Market in Downtown Kankakee has been well under way this summer. And as we head into September, we will start to see the fall season come to life! That means pumpkins and...

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We're sending off summer with our annual South Sunset Stroll in Downtown Kankakee! Our first Sunset Stroll of the Summer takes place on September 1st on the 100 block of South Schuyler Streetscape. The night will kick-off at...

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Merchant St. Art Gallery is a non-profit exhibition space and art studio dedicated to the creative and professional development of artists on the autism spectrum. They provide the resources, training, and community support needed for our artists to realize their creative potential and make great work.

During his visit to our gallery on May 24th, Senator Durbin stated that Merchant Street Art Gallery was "a remarkable place."

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You know it. You love it. You can't wait to be there. Merchant Street MusicFest is a two-day music festival held in downtown Kankakee, IL at the Harold + Jean Miner Square. And it's back July 28th + 29th! Merchant...

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The Stone Barn is one of the city's oldest structures: an 1860s-era stone carriage house built by Lemuel Milk, a prominent local figure in the mid-to-late 1800s, whose large mansion once stood just to the east of the carriage...