Kankakee is a city in and the county seat of Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. Located on the Kankakee River, as of 2020, the city's population was 24,052. Kankakee is a principal city of the Kankakee-Bourbonnais-Bradley Metropolitan Statistical Area. It serves as an anchor city in the rural plains outside Chicago.
Midwest
Kankakee
Kankakee County, IL
Population
24,795
Walk Score
84 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$955
Median home value
$99,600
Established
1853
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Kankakee Downtown Historic District
- Kankakee State Hospital Historic District · listed 1995
- Riverview Historic District · listed 1986
Notable landmarks
- Bradley House
- Bradley, B. Harley, House and Stable · listed 2009
- Hickox, Warren, House · listed 1978
- Hunter-Hattenburg House · listed 2008
- Illinois Central Railroad Depot · listed 2000
- Kankakee County Courthouse · listed 2007
- Milk, Lemuel, Carriage House · listed 1979
- Pope Brace Company Building · listed 2021
- Swannell, Charles E., House · listed 1982
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