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Kankakee

American  
[kang-kuh-kee] / ˌkæŋ kəˈki /

noun

  1. a city in NE Illinois.


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She patented it in 1951, and that year sold the rights to her patent for $1 million to Keko Corp. of Kankakee, Ill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

The ruling overturns a Kankakee County judge’s opinion in December that the law violated the constitution’s provision that “all persons shall be bailable by sufficient sureties.”

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2023

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Tamika Swisher, a 49-year-old nursing home administrator in Kankakee, Ill., was one of 16 people who qualified for the Illinois State Fair Karaoke Contest.

From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2022

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on food supply and prices, and his Administration's efforts to support farmers and food processors, Kankakee, Illinois, U.S.,

From Reuters ● Aug. 16, 2022

So I left home when I was fifteen and went by sailboat from Buffalo to Detroit, where I found some French emigrants just starting to Kankakee, Illinois, where they were going to take up land.

From Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History by F. C. Grable

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