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Kewanee (/ k iː ˈ w ɑː n iː / ⓘ) is a city in Henry County, Illinois. "Kewanee" is the Winnebago word for greater prairie chicken , [ 4 ] which lived there. The population was 12,509 in the 2020 census, down from 12,916 in 2010.
South end of IL 17 overlap: 142.6: 229.5: IL 17 west to IL 40 – Wyoming, Galva: North end of IL 17 overlap: Henry: 149.4: 240.4: IL 18 east – Magnolia, Business District: Western terminus of IL 18: Bureau 158.9: 255.7: CR 16 west to I-180 – Hennepin, Tiskilwa, Kewanee: Eastern terminus of CR 16 161.6: 260.1: IL 26 south – Hennepin ...
IL 81 approaching I-74 in Andover. In Kewanee, Illinois 81 is 6th Street. It is not that far away from U.S. Route 34, which is 2nd street. In addition to Kewanee, Illinois 81 also serves Andover and Cambridge.
Originally the "22 Loop" around the Chicago metro area. It followed the current IL-22, then went to Crystal Lake via US-14, Aurora via IL-31 and Lynwood on US-30. IL 22A — — — — 1924: 1925 Became part of IL 63, which was deleted in 1973; Now IL 68: IL 23: 126.17: 203.05 IL 116 in Pontiac: US 14 in Harvard: 1918: current
As it turns back north, it then follows US 150 for 3 miles (4.8 km). After that, it then intersects IL 90 north of Laura, then briefly runs concurrently with IL 17, then with US 34, and then intersects with IL 91. In Kewanee, US 34 then branches off northeast. North of the junction, IL 81 ends at the intersection with IL 78.
The route continues east, swinging north and east twice before running along the southern border of Earlville and meeting IL 23 South of Leland. IL 23 runs concurrently with US 34 for about 4 miles. Then, between Leland and Somonauk, IL 23 branches off northward. Continuing east, it intersects IL 47 in Yorkville, IL 31, IL 25, and IL 71 in Oswego.
In 1937, IL 164 was assigned to the road that had been IL 94A from Monmouth to Gladstone. [3] This route still exists today in Warren and Henderson Counties. The route was extended in the late 1990s along the old U.S. 34 alignment between Monmouth and Galesburg, after completion of the 4-lane freeway upgrade of US 34 in this section.
Prior to 1936, Illinois Route 30 mostly followed present-day IL 91 and a part of IL 17 east of Galva. [4] Later, IL 30 was rerouted north of Toulon which entirely followed current IL 91. [ 5 ] In March 1941, the state announced that IL 91 was replacing the designation of IL 30 from Kewanee to US 150, [ 2 ] and has remained so to this day.