Kankakee, Illinois

Kankakee
City
Kankakee County Courthouse
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Nickname:  City of Restaurants
Location of Kankakee in Illinois
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Coordinates: 41°7′12″N 87°51′40″W / 41.12000°N 87.86111°W / 41.12000; -87.86111
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Kankakee
Established	1853
Incorporated (city)	1865
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
Area [1]
• Total	15.62 sq mi (40.44 km2)
• Land	15.14 sq mi (39.20 km2)
• Water	0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2)
Elevation [2]	656 ft (200 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	24,052
• Density	1,588.95/sq mi (613.51/km2)
Demonym	Kankakeean
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	60901
Area codes	815, 779
FIPS code	17-38934[2]
GNIS feature ID	411300[2]
Website	www.citykankakee-il.gov

Kankakee /kæŋkəˈki/ is a city in Illinois, United States. It is also the county seat of Kankakee County.^[4]

U.S. House of Representatives member Adam Kinzinger was born in Kankakee.^[5]

1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "Kankakee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
3. ↑ "Kankakee city, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
4. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
5. ↑ "Biography". kinzinger.house.gov. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.