| Official Name: | Bourbonnais Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting Kankakee County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 150px |
| Map Caption1: | Kankakee County's location in Illinois |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kankakee |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Jim Byrne (R-Bradley) |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | May 9, 1853 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 42.61 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 42.25 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.37 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.87 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 950.1 |
| Elevation M: | 213 |
| Elevation Ft: | 699 |
| Coordinates: | 41.1747°N -87.8603°W |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 60901, 60914, 60915, 60950 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-091-07484 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Est: | 39330 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Bourbonnais Township ([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.[3]
Bourbonnais is the home of Olivet Nazarene University, a private liberal arts Christian college affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene. Bourbonnais and Olivet Nazarene University were the summer home of the Chicago Bears, who held their summer training camp at Olivet.
Bourbonnais Township was formerly a township of Will County until Kankakee County was created in 1853.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.16%) is land and (or 0.87%) is water.[3]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains these three cemeteries: Maternity BVM, Smith, and All Saints'.
The township is governed by an elected Town Board of a Supervisor and four Trustees. The Township also has an elected Assessor, Clerk, Highway Commissioner and Supervisor. The Township Office is located at 1350 Armour Road, Bourbonnais, Illinois 60914.