Bourbonnais, IL – Residents in and around Bourbonnais can access free groceries today as The Original Secret Pantry hosts a mobile pop-up food pantry, with organizers stressing a new time window and updated traffic instructions for attendees.
According to the Village of Bourbonnais, the pantry will operate Thursday, December 18, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., noting that this week’s distribution time is different from prior events. There are no income, residency, or identification requirements, and anyone in need is welcome to attend.
Pantry organizers are requesting a $5 voluntary donation from attendees to support mobile pantry operations. Questions about the donation can be directed to The Original Secret Pantry’s Facebook group.
To reduce congestion and neighborhood disruption, attendees are asked not to arrive more than 30 minutes early. Vehicles should not line up before 10:30 a.m., and participants must follow the designated traffic route.
Drivers should take Illinois Route 102 (Main Street NW), turn onto Stratford Drive East, continue to Briarcliff Lane, then turn right onto Plum Creek Drive, where vehicles will be staged before entering Briarwood Lane for food pickup.
Organizers also emphasized that vehicles must not block residential or commercial driveways, including nearby retail parking lots such as Aldi, while waiting.
The event serves Bourbonnais, Kankakee County, and surrounding communities and is part of ongoing efforts to expand food access across the region.
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