Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 8 min5:19 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 13 min7:13 am – 4:26 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 16°F42 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month June21 in of snow a year, on about 16 days21 days above 90°F, 129 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kankakee Metro Wastewater station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksKankakee Community Collegecollege · 2.8 miOlivet Nazarene Universitycollege · 3.4 miIroquois Riverriver · 5.1 miSugar Islandisland · 7.6 miKankakee River State Park Potawatomi Campgroundcampground · 6.1 miLangham Islandisland · 6.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSmall Memorial Parkrecreation area · 1.1 miBird Parkpark · 1.4 miLimestone Reforestation Sitestate conservation land · 3.2 miIroquois Woods State Natural Areastate conservation land · 5.2 miKankakee River State Parkstate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 3,664 acresDGP Donohue Grove Preserve 2state conservation land · 12.4 mi · 133 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Nov 201348 mi away, near Lyons, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Nov 201348 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateKankakee County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 2025225 of 365 days measured135 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 44, worst day 156main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Will County, IL, 24 mi away
Drinking waterAqua Illinois-kankakeeserves 80,000 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2024: surface water treatment, treatment technique4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation617 ft188 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRiverside Medical Center1.5 miPost officeKankakee Post Office2.4 miTown hallKankakee Administration Building2.2 miPoliceKankakee Police Department2.3 miFire stationKankakee Fire Department Station 51.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherMiddleKennedy Middle Schoolunder a mileHighKankakee High Schoolunder a mileElementaryTaft Primary School1.0 miCollegeKankakee Community College2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGary/Chicago International Airport GYY43 miMajor airportChicago Midway International Airport MDW47 miInterstateI-572.8 miUS highwayUS 521.6 miAmtrakKankakee, IL KKI2.1 miCoachKankakee Ricky Rocket Fuel CenterFlixBus3.6 miTransit9 stops within a mileRiver Valley Metro Mass Transit District (RVMMTD)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 60902 ZIP area.
