What Happened to Kankakee, Illinois?

Kankakee, Illinois — once ranked dead last in America by the Places Rated Almanac, and even roasted by David Letterman as the “Armpit of America.” Once a booming industrial city, today it’s facing poverty, population loss, and decay. But is there more to Kankakee than the bad headlines?

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