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Historical marker location:

215 North Illinois Street, Streator, Illinois

( Marker is on North Illinois Street just north of East Hickory Street, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2006

Free Service Canteen. Streator, Illinois

The word "Illinois" comes from a Native American word meaning "tribe of superior men." The Illinois were a confederation of several Native American tribes that lived in the region.