Grant Park is a village in northeastern Kankakee County, Illinois, United States.
Much of the town was destroyed by a cyclone in 1912, according to Frank Leslie's Weekly magazine, which ran pictures.
17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In 1912 a large tornado swept through grant park destroying several homes in the northern portion of the village, injuring multiple residents.
A second large scale tornado struck grant park April 7, 1948, killing 3, and injuring 8.
On August 10, 2020, a relatively small tornado touched down in Grant Park.
It caused major damage to trees and roofs along its path, which ended just nearing Lake Matonga.