A 2,125-acre Air Force Base now closed, and undergoing clean-up. Chanute was constructed in 1917 as a storage site and training base. Technical training continued until 1993, when all military operations ceased, and the base began to be converted to civilian use. Like many former military bases, portions of Chanute are contaminated Superfund sites.
Location:
14 miles N of Champaign/ Urbana, in Rantoul
(POINT(-88.147009 40.290873)) (show on map)
