Place:Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois, United States

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NameRantoul
TypeVillage
Coordinates40.305°N 88.152°W
Located inChampaign, Illinois, United States     (1854 - )
Contained Places
Cemetery
Maplewood Cemetery
Military base
Chanute Air Force Base ( 1917 - 1993 )
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Rantoul is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 13,674 at the 2010 census. The present mayor is Neal Williams, who was re-elected in 2009. The community was named after Robert Rantoul, Jr., a U.S. representative from Massachusetts, and a director of the Illinois Central Railroad.

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