Kankakee in Kankakee County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Kankakee County Veterans Memorial
For Their Country's Good
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 30, 2026
1. Kankakee County Veterans Memorial Marker
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 41° 7.182′ N, 87° 51.617′ W. Memorial is in Kankakee, Illinois, in Kankakee County. It is on Court Street (Illinois Route 17) east of Indiana Avenue ( Route 50), on the right when traveling east. The memorial is on the grounds of the Kankakee County Courthouse. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 450 East Court Street, Kankakee IL 60901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Central Illinois. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kankakee County Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial Flag (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial Day Order (within shouting distance of this marker); Gettysburg Address (within shouting distance of this marker); Last Camping Ground of the Potawatomie Indians (within shouting distance of this marker); Lennington Small (within shouting distance of this marker); George Ryan (within shouting distance of this marker); Samuel Shapiro (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kankakee.
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Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 30, 2026
2. Kankakee County Veterans Memorial at the county courthouse
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 3, 2026, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
