Overview
Bourbonnais is a village in Kankakee County, in the Chicagoland region of Illinois.
3 places to eat · 1 bars & cafés
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Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: May–Oct. Summer highs reach about 85°F; winter lows dip to about 20°F. Cold months (Jan, Feb, Dec) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: May and Jun. (climate data from nearby Chicago)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- GYY Gary/Chicago International Airport, Gary — 41 mi away. Directions
- MDW Chicago Midway International Airport, Chicago — 45 mi away (major hub). Directions
If you are coming from Chicago, you can take Metra's Electric District Line to University Park Station, then transfer to the University Park bus run by River Valley Metro. The bus fare is $2 each way and the ride takes about forty minutes. Buses run fairly frequently Monday through Friday. Buses run every two hours between 7AM and 9PM on Saturday. However, there are only four trips on Sunday between 8:52AM and 4:07PM. The bus stops at the transit center at East 5000N road and route 50. You can then transfer to the number 10 or 11 bus to continue your trip.
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Get in
By public transit
If you are coming from Chicago, you can take Metra's Electric District Line to University Park Station, then transfer to the University Park bus run by River Valley Metro. The bus fare is $2 each way and the ride takes about forty minutes. Buses run fairly frequently Monday through Friday. Buses run every two hours between 7AM and 9PM on Saturday. However, there are only four trips on Sunday between 8:52AM and 4:07PM. The bus stops at the transit center at East 5000N road and route 50. You can then transfer to the number 10 or 11 bus to continue your trip.
Get around
By bus
River Valley Metro (+1 815-937-4287) has two routes that serve Bourbonnais: 10 and 11. Buses run M-F 5AM – 10:30PM, Sa 7AM – 10:30PM, Su holidays 8AM – 5PM. The fare is $1 and buses run every hour.
See
Bourbonnais is the home of Olivet Nazarene University. It was once the summer training camp for the Chicago Bears.
Do
- Kankakee River State Park is just outside the city limits.
Learn
Buy
- Northfield Square Mall is in nearby Bradley.
Eat
Drink
Sleep
There are no hotels in Bourbonnais. Bradley, however, does have several hotels, as does the city of Kankakee.
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