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Kankakee County, Illinois

Cancer Resources

Local Health Department
Kankakee County Health Department
2390 W. Station
Kankakee, Illinois 60901
Phone: 815-937-3565
Fax: 815-937-3568
www.kankakeehealth.org

Hospitals
Provena St. Mary’s Hospital
500 W. Court St.
Kankakee, IL 60901-3697
Phone: 815-937-2490
www.provenastmarys.com

Riverside Medical Center
350 N. Wall St.
Kankakee, IL 60901-2901
Phone: 815-933-1671
www.riversidehealthcare.org

Hospice Services
Advocate Hospice
1441 Branding Ln Ste 310
Downers Grove, IL 60515-1160
Phone: 630-963-6800
Phone: 800-564-2025
www.advocatehealth.com

Heartland Home Health Care and Hospice
2235 Enterprise Dr
Suite 3510
Westchester, IL 60154-5817
Phone: 708-531-9339
Phone: 800-299-9167
www.hcr-manorcare.com

Hospice of Kankakee Valley, Inc.
482 Main St NW
Bourbonnais, IL 60914-2331
Phone: 815-939-4141
www.hkvcares.org

OSF Home Care
301 W Washington St
Pontiac, IL 61764-1745
Phone: 815-844-6982

Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc.
1600 W. Demptser St.
Suite LL2
Park Ridge, IL 60068-1109
Phone: 847-759-9449
Phone: 800-570-8809
www.seasons.org

Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc.
606 Potter Road
Des Plaines, IL 60016-5337
Phone: 847-759-9449
Phone: 800-570-8809
www.seasons.org


St. James Hospital Hospice Inpatient Unit - VITAS
1423 Chicago Rd
Chicago Heights, IL 60411-3400
Phone: 708-709-2005
Phone: 800-938-4827
www.vitas.com

VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of Chicagoland South
600 Holiday Plaza Dr
Ste 200
Matteson, IL 60443-2241
Phone: 708-748-8777
Phone: 800-375-7030
www.vitas.com

Mental Health Services
Helen Wheeler Center
275 E. Court St.
Kankakee, IL 60901
Phone: 815-939-3543
Fax: 815-939-3557

Support Organizations
American Cancer Society
Tinley Park - Prairie Land Regional Office
17060 Oak Park Avenue
Tinley Park, IL 60477
Phone: 708-633-7770
Fax: 708-633-7773
www.cancer.org

American Lung Association
3000 Kelly Lane
Springfield, IL 62707
Phone: 217-787-5864
www.lungusa.org

Illinois Tobacco Quitline
1-866-QUIT-YES (784-8937)



County Profile

Demographics
County
Illinois
U.S.

2000 Population

103,833

Racial/Ethnic rates
White
79.9%
73.5%
75.1%
Black or African American
15.5%
15.1%
12.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.2%
0.2%
0.9%
Asian
0.7%
3.4%
3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
Other
2.4%
5.8%
5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)
4.8%
12.3%
12.5%

Age
18 years and older
72.9%
73.9%
74.3%
65 years and older
13.1%
12.1%
12.4%

Education Levels
Over 25 with high school education
79.8%
81.4%
80.4%

Labor Force
Over 16
65.4%
65.4%
63.9%

Poverty
Families below poverty level
8.7%
7.8%
9.2%
Individuals below poverty level
11.4%
10.7%
12.4%



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