Reddick is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States.
The Kankakee County portion of Reddick is included in the Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the small Livingston County portion is part of the Pontiac Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The soil of the land in and around Reddick consists of a heavy black loam with a clay sub-soil suitable for the growing of corn, oats, clover, and timothy hay.
By 1895, business enterprises included a tile factory, two grain elevators, a millinery and dressmaker shop, a general store, a livery stable, two hotels, lumber and coal businesses, a barber shop, blacksmith, and others.
At this railroad intersection, a business center for the rich agricultural community was developed.
Because the portion of land south of the crosstracks seemed to be best due to drainage, the new settlers began building there.
The General Telephone Company, originally organized as a farmer's cooperative, still required the services of an operator to switch calls until 1964.
The first school in the village was constructed in 1902 and consisted of two rooms and a library, and employed two teachers.
By 1906, the library was converted into another classroom, a third teacher was hired, and a two-year high school was established.
Children attended the Reddick School District, known better as "RUCE", an acronym that consisted of the villages that were part of the school district (Reddick, Union Hill, Campus, and Essex).
The Reddick High School Bulldogs, whose colors were orange and black, were known for their excellence in American football.