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Lemuel Milk moved to Kankakee, Illinois from New York around 1855. An early settler to the area, Milk was among the first to drain the Kankakee region for farming. By purchasing cheap, swampy land for draining, Milk was able to amass a large estate exceeding 25,000 acres (10,000 ha). This made him one of the largest landowners in Illinois.
Kankakee ( / ˌkæŋkəˈkiː / 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. It serves as an anchor city in the ...
Dr. Scobey was a surgeon who worked for the Illinois Central Railroad. 667 South Chicago Avenue (1912), Queen Anne. Magruder–Deselm House (c. 1895), Queen Anne. Henry A. Magruder was a clothier and Alderman of the Second Ward of Kankakee. He served as mayor from 1897 to 1899. Kankakee County Judge Arthur W. Deselm later purchased the house.
Grace Christian Academy (Illinois) / 41.1034; -87.8283. Grace Christian Academy (GCA) is an accredited Preschool-12th grade private, evangelical, Christian school located in Kankakee, Illinois. [6] GCA serves students in Kankakee County, Iroquois County, and Will County .
60901. FIPS code. 17-091-38947. Kankakee Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 27,558 and it contained 11,219 housing units. [ 2] This township has the smallest area in the county, but is second largest in population.
The Hunter–Hattenburg House is a historic Queen Anne-style house in Kankakee, Illinois, United States. It was built for William R. Hunter, a prominent lawyer in Kankakee who had previously served as Kankakee City Attorney and would later serve on the 12th Illinois Circuit Court. In 1942, the house was purchased by Kankakee mayor Albert F ...
Ascension Health St. Mary's Hospital. 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.
Kankakee County, Illinois. / 41.14°N 87.86°W / 41.14; -87.86. Kankakee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 107,502. [ 1] Its county seat is Kankakee. [ 2] Kankakee County comprises the Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area .