Is Kankakee really that bad???? (Chicago, Carbondale: homes, best schools, living)

[adrock194]

I am from kankakee have lived here my entire life. the thing about the kankakee aka the killa keyez,k3,the keyez theres some good and alot bad. Last night as of dec,29,2008 at 1:30am at the shell tehre was bout to take place a 40-60 persons gang fight at the Shell on court st. I sat and watched it took almost 20minutes for cops to bother to show. jus shows u the police force teh town has. as far as in the town it self pretty much the whole town is run down dont qoute me tehre is nice areas on the outskirts by the river. but the westside which has a nice little area with very low crime rate. Pretty much the westside of kankakee i would say starting at Riverside Hospital and workin your way west in the city heres a list of "hoods" and gangs in kankakee.

Folks-Gangster Desciples, Insane Gangster Satan Desciples (IK3SD's), Almighthy Harrison Ghents, Mickey Cobras, Maniac Latin Desciples,
People-Conservative Vice Lords, Almighty Latin Kings, Black P Stones


East Merchant Street.-"merchant st D's" starting at sibley ending at wildwood st. it is a Satan Desciple(IK3SD's) area its shared with the Gangster Deciples. used to be a predomately mexican Latin King area but were drove out back in 05'. very rough neighborhood alot of crack cocaine, marijuana and heroin delt out of this area.

Wildwood & River- "the woods" Conservative Vice Lords
Rosewood & Bourbonnais- "the woods" Conservative Vice Lords
both run north and south through east merchant street.

North Chicago Avenue- "the junction" called the junction because its where rt.45 and rt.50 meet. very dangerous hood to be in because its a one way in and one way out.A young man i knew of named Ryan Graefnitz from Manteno was actually jus shot 5 times i the face and killled here dec,27th,2008 RIP. this area is known notoriously for its crack.

Old K Mart- "the bricks" just off of rt.117 while coming into kankakee there is a place called "The Convention Center" and Skate WOrld it used to b a kmart. and right behind it is 4 very large section 8 housing projects. its another one way in and out deal. high crime rate and drugs. IT is a predominate Gangster Desciple area.

North Wildwood & Locust- "The Projects"- another section 8 apartment housing considered as of the now the worst spot in kankakee to live.

Locust St.-from Scuhlyer to Hobbie Av. it is the #1 crack cocaine area in Kankakee County. Locust runs east adn west. and continue for approx. 8-10 city blocks.

Here is some information i give you on the areas in kankakee. Like i said i lived here my whole life born adn raised i love it. but it is a trap the whole county is realy economically screwed. But enjoy!

[k3worker]

What improvements downtown? A Jimmy John's hardly makes for a revitalized downtown. Downtown is still a dump and lacks any of the sort of vitality more forward-looking communities have been able to create. I highly doubt that downtown Kankakee will ever be that sort of downtown because there's no clamor for it from the populace or the movers and shakers. The good ole boys are happy to make their money and not look at the bigger picture.

As for Exit 308, why do people get excited over a hotel that's probably barely hanging on, a Wal-Mart, a gas station, and some fast food joints? What sorts of wages are these employers paying? They're certainly not head of household types of wages. That's where the real problem lies. There's little to attract those sorts of employers to the community. We are simply not attractive to them.

Working with real estate, I can assure you that growth here has slowed to virtually nothing. Entities that want to invest this far out from Chicago find places like DeKalb County far more attractive than Kankakee County. It stands to reason since places like that aren't as saddled with a 1950s mentality and view of the world and don't have the red tape of a thick bubba network to cut through.

[mizgeministarz]

Originally Posted by adrock194

North Chicago Avenue- "the junction" called the junction because its where rt.45 and rt.50 meet. very dangerous hood to be in because its a one way in and one way out.A young man i knew of named Ryan Graefnitz from Manteno was actually jus shot 5 times i the face and killled here dec,27th,2008 RIP. this area is known notoriously for its crack.

You must not have known Ryan that well and it's a nice attempt at attention for "knowing" a murder victim. I love how you add "this area is known notoriously for its crack." Nice try. Ryan was NOT shot 5 times. He was shot twice, in the back (not face), by people who had planned to kill him. Get your facts straight before you talk about "that guy you know" aka my cousin. Thanks.

[mizgeministarz]

Originally Posted by LoveJesus

I may be getting a good job in Kankakee, but am scared after reading it was voted the worst city in the U.S at one time. I plan on living outside of the city, hopefully in the country and just working in the city itself.
Any opinions? Thank you.

Manteno is about 15 minutes away from Kankakee and it is a beautiful town. I would live there if I were you!
http://www.manteno.com/

[adrock194]

Originally Posted by mizgeministarz

You must not have known Ryan that well and it's a nice attempt at attention for "knowing" a murder victim. I love how you add "this area is known notoriously for its crack." Nice try. Ryan was NOT shot 5 times. He was shot twice, in the back (not face), by people who had planned to kill him. Get your facts straight before you talk about "that guy you know" aka my cousin. Thanks.

sorry im only going off information i heard off the radio! notice i wasnt saying anythign bad about hiM! i was cool wit him and wish the best for his family. but it was a drug deal gone wrong thats for sure. byron moore the person who killed also was a person i was cool and went to school wit for over 5 years and he was a dealer. soooo.....???? u can say it wasnt to make it look good but it definatelly was a drug deal gone bad. from wat i heard he tried rob them??? so whatever is my best wishes go out to his family. RIP

[adrock194]

Originally Posted by mizgeministarz

Manteno is about 15 minutes away from Kankakee and it is a beautiful town. I would live there if I were you!
Manteno, Illinois - Kankakee County, Illinois

aint nothign special bout manteno strait up! how bout u jus stay out of kankakee county it all blows!

IK3SDN
"East Merhcant D's"

[mizgeministarz]

Originally Posted by adrock194

sorry im only going off information i heard off the radio! notice i wasnt saying anythign bad about hiM! i was cool wit him and wish the best for his family. but it was a drug deal gone wrong thats for sure. byron moore the person who killed also was a person i was cool and went to school wit for over 5 years and he was a dealer. soooo.....???? u can say it wasnt to make it look good but it definatelly was a drug deal gone bad. from wat i heard he tried rob them??? so whatever is my best wishes go out to his family. RIP

Don't believe everything you read in the newspapers. They also posted an apology and correction. Ryan didn't rob anybody. HE was robbed.

[Watcher222]

adrock194, You are a bull-Sh**to the extreme..You did not know Ryan and are nothing more then a gang banging Idiot!! Anyone that listens to you is getting nothing but garbage..Crawl back into your hood and stay there... Shot 5 time in the face, Was trying to rob them??? You are something else!!! If you did know Moore and that is very doughtful consedering your lack of truthfullness to this point you would not be wanting to tell everyone..Oh I forgot were you come from it's COOL to be associated with killers and low lifes..

[adrock194]

TO WATCHER222first off why the fu*k is that dude in the hood for???? let me guess to get drugs??? right? more than likely crack??? right? okay then. wats yall excuse he was jus kickin it there. u need to quit beating around the bush about wat happened. everybody trys tto sugar coat the fact of its a drug deal gone bad. end of story. or u wouldnt b on chicago av. from manteno.... how bout take taht sh*t talkin ability and bring it down to EAST MERCHANT STREET and see wats good u could end up in bad situation like alot ppl do over talkin ****...jus listen radio on wat happends in our hood......so u sit ur nice lil rich as* home not worryin bout nothin and ill keep dodging these bulletsIK3SDNeast merchant street d's

[Drover]

Originally Posted by adrock194

TO WATCHER222first off why the fu*k is that dude in the hood for???? let me guess to get drugs??? right? more than likely crack??? right? okay then. wats yall excuse he was jus kickin it there. u need to quit beating around the bush about wat happened. everybody trys tto sugar coat the fact of its a drug deal gone bad. end of story. or u wouldnt b on chicago av. from manteno.... how bout take taht sh*t talkin ability and bring it down to EAST MERCHANT STREET and see wats good u could end up in bad situation like alot ppl do over talkin ****...jus listen radio on wat happends in our hood......so u sit ur nice lil rich as* home not worryin bout nothin and ill keep dodging these bulletsIK3SDNeast merchant street d's

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