where is kankakee illinois
Kankakee, Illinois. Kankakee /kÃ¦ÅkÉËki/ 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.