Rantoul

Rantoul
/ran toohl"/, n.
a city in E Illinois. 20,161.

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      village, Champaign county, east-central Illinois, U.S. It lies about 15 miles (25 km) north of Urbana. Settled with the arrival of the Illinois Central Railroad in 1854, it was named for Robert Rantoul, a director of the railroad. For much of the 20th century the economy was largely dependent on Chanute Air Force Base, adjacent to Rantoul. Built in 1917 and named for Octave Chanute (Chanute, Octave) (1832–1910), a pioneer in aviation engineering, it was one of the oldest and one of the largest technical-training centres of the U.S. Air Force. The base closed in 1993, and the following year the Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum was opened nearby. Agriculture (corn [maize] and soybeans) is a mainstay of the economy, and manufacturing (including automotive parts, windows, personal-care products, and bicycle helmets) is also important. Inc. 1869. Pop. (1990) 17,212; (2000) 12,857.

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