Kankakee

Kankakee

Kankakee is a city in and the county seat of Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The city's name is probably derived from the Miami-Illinois word teeyaahkiki, meaning: "Open country/exposed land/land in open/land exposed to view", in reference to the area's prior status as a marsh.

People died in Kankakee (First 6 people) - Page 0

Rube Foster

Rube Foster

American baseball player

Hamilton K. Wheeler

Hamilton K. Wheeler

U. S. representative

Samuel H. Shapiro

Samuel H. Shapiro

Former Governor of Illinois

Lura Lynn Ryan

Lura Lynn Ryan


Big Jeff Pfeffer

Big Jeff Pfeffer

Baseball player

Len Small

Len Small

Former Governor of Illinois