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Kewanee

American  
[ki-won-ee] / kɪˈwɒn i /

noun

  1. a city in NW Illinois.


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The Life Skills Re-entry Center is located in a former youth correctional site in the western Illinois town of Kewanee that had been targeted for closure.

From Washington Times Feb. 6, 2017

Jones said the state houses 436 young offenders and after Kewanee is closed, the system would have 683 beds.

From Washington Times Feb. 12, 2016

But the union that represents 189 of 203 Kewanee staff members said Jones and other administrators “blind-sided” staff with the announcement during the facility’s 6 a.m. roll call.

From Washington Times Feb. 12, 2016

As a 17-year-old high school sophomore in his hometown of Kewanee, Illinois, Ellis tried to enliven a cold, dull winter by proposing a contest to see which student could keep a diary the longest.

From Time Magazine Archive

Indian names containing "K's" are almost always striking: Kenosha, Kewanee, Kokomo, Keokuk, Kankakee.

From Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street by Julian Street

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