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As of the end of fiscal year 2010, the center had an annual budget expenditure of US$68,111,000. [4] As of the end of fiscal year 2008, the center had 1,119 employees, 587 residents and an annual cost per resident of $175,844. [5] The Shapiro Center was generating and submitting to the state treasury, 65% of its total operational costs.
March 16, 1987. (1987-03-16) (aged 79) Kankakee, Illinois, U.S. Political party. Democratic. Education. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign ( LLB) Samuel Harvey Shapiro (born Israel Shapiro; April 25, 1907 – March 16, 1987) was an American politician, the 34th governor of Illinois, serving from 1968 to 1969.
Kankakee (/ ˌ k æ ŋ k ə ˈ k iː / KANG-kə-KEE) [3] is a city in and the county seat of Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. [4] Located on the Kankakee River, as of 2020, the city's population was 24,052. [5] Kankakee is a principal city of the Kankakee-Bourbonnais-Bradley Metropolitan Statistical Area.
A shopping center located on the site of Cadwell's farm at Waukegan Road and Lake Cook Road still bears that name. The area grew because of the navigable rivers in the area, notably the Des Plaines River and the Chicago River. By 1840, the town's name was changed to "Leclair".
Carbondale is a city in Jackson County, Illinois, United States, within the Southern Illinois region informally known as "Little Egypt". As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 25,083, making it the most populous city in Southern Illinois outside the Metro East region of Greater St. Louis.
Ascension Health St. Mary's Hospital (formerly Presence St. Mary's Hospital, AMITA Health St. Mary’s) is a non-profit hospital in Kankakee, Illinois. [ 2][ 1] It is a 182-bed acute care facility with a Level II Emergency/Trauma Center. It is part of the Ascension healthcare system.
Tom Baugh, center for Southern Illinois and Kansas City Chiefs; H. R. Baukhage, news broadcaster; Harry Neal Baum, ad executive, author (born in South Dakota) L. Frank Baum, creator of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago journalist (born in New York) Ross Baumgarten, MLB pitcher 1978–82; Stan Baumgartner, MLB pitcher 1914–26 (born in Texas)
Kankakee River State Park is an Illinois state park on 4,000 acres (1,619 ha) primarily in Kankakee and Will Counties, Illinois, United States. Originally, 35 acres (14 ha) of land was donated by Ethel Sturges Dummer for the creation of the state park in 1938. Another 1,715 acres (694 ha) was donated by Commonwealth Edison in 1956, which again ...