Kankakee /ËŒkæŋkəˈkiË / is a city in and the county seat of
Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The city's name is probably
derived from the Miami-Illinois word teeyaahkiki, meaning: "Open
country/exposed land/land in open/land exposed to view", in reference
to the area's prior status as a marsh. As of 2019, the city's
population was 26,024. 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, similar to
Aurora and Joliet.Kankakee /ËŒkæŋkəˈkiË / is a city in and the
county seat of Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The city's
name is probably derived from the Miami-Illinois word teeyaahkiki,
meaning: "Open country/exposed land/land in open/land exposed to
view", in reference to the area's prior status as a marsh. As of 2019,
the city's population was 26,024. 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, similar to
Aurora and Joliet.The area of Kankakee was inhabited by the Potawatami
beginning sometime in the 18th century. Kankakee was founded in
1854.Kankakee is located at Kankakee, Illinois Top Movies & Young Movies