Kankakee, IL

Kankakee is located in northeastern Illinois, on the Iroquois River, 55 miles south of Chicago, IL.

Teams from Kankakee have appeared a number of times in the Little League World Series: they were the first team from Illinois to appear at the event, in 1950; they reached the finals in 1958 and again in 1962; and their most recent participation came in 1966.

Teams that have played here

• Kankakee Kays, Northern Association (1910)
• Kankakee Kanks, Illinois-Missouri League (1912-1914)

Persons who were born here

• Rube Foster, manager; Hall of Fame
• Kris Honel, minor league pitcher
• Harold Millon, infielder
• Irish O'Reilly, college coach
• Billy Petrick, pitcher
• Tom Prince, catcher; manager
• Jeff Scott, minor league pitcher
• Terry Wells, pitcher

Persons who died here

• Orestes Minoso, minor league outfielder
• Rube Foster, Negro Leagues pitcher and manager; Hall of Fame
• Irish O'Reilly, college coach
• Big Jeff Pfeffer, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Bishop McNamara High School
• Kankakee Community College
• Kankakee Eastridge High School
• Kankakee High School
• Kankakee Westview High School