Rantoul, Illinois

Rantoul The Corporate Village of Rantoul Downtown Rantoul Downtown Rantoul Rantoul is positioned in Champaign County, Illinois Rantoul - Rantoul Townships Rantoul, Ludlow Rantoul is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States.

The improve was titled after Robert Rantoul, Jr., a U.S.

Rantoul was laid out in 1854 for the Illinois Central Railroad by John Penfield.

A postal service was established in 1856 as Rantoul Station; the name was changed to Rantoul in May 1862. In 1917, Rantoul was chosen by the United States Army to be the site of Chanute Field, due to its adjacency to the Illinois Central barns and the War Department's ground school at the University of Illinois.

Renamed Chanute Air Force Base after World War II, it was closed in 1993, but was partly reoccupied by the Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum , which was permanently closed on December 30, 2015, and the Rantoul National Aviation Center.

Rantoul's economy has taken a sharp diminish due to the base's closing, from which it has never recovered.

Rantoul is positioned at 40 18 17 N 88 9 7 W (40.304600, -88.152070). According to the 2010 census, Rantoul has a total region of 8.259 square miles (21.39 km2), of which 8.15 square miles (21.11 km2) (or 98.68%) is territory and 0.109 square miles (0.28 km2) (or 1.32%) is water. See also: Rantoul (Amtrak station) Amtrak, the nationwide passenger rail system, provides service to Rantoul.

Amtrak Train 391, the southbound Saluki, is scheduled to depart Rantoul at 11:10am daily with service to Champaign-Urbana, Mattoon, Effingham, Centralia, Du Quoin, and Carbondale.

Amtrak Train 393, the southbound Illini, is scheduled to depart Rantoul at 6:00pm daily serving the same points as the southbound Saluki.

Amtrak Train 390, the northbound Saluki, is scheduled to depart Rantoul at 10:27am daily with service to Gilman, Kankakee, Homewood, and Chicago.

Amtrak Train 887, the northbound Illini, is scheduled to depart Rantoul at 7:02pm daily serving the same points as the northbound Saluki. Rantoul National Aviation Center Greg Mc - Mahon, special squads coordinator for the New Orleans Saints; Rantoul native Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum, detailing the history of Flight, Military Aviation, and Chanute Air Force Base, positioned on the old Base.

Rantoul Theater Group, offering drama, comedy, and musical live entertainment Rantoul Township High School, the only high school in Rantoul, Illinois and stands as its own district.

RTHS serves students from Rantoul, Gifford, Thomasboro, Ludlow and the encircling rural area.

Malachy Grade School a Catholic Grade School in Rantoul, IL.

Rantoul City Schools District 137 is a K-8 District with Grade Level Centers, made up of 5 schools: Eastlawn (K-2), Pleasant Acres (K-2), Broadmeadow (3-5), Northview (3-5), and Eater (6-8).

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