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