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==History== Cabery was founded around 1878 after the Kankakee and Southwestern Railroad (now [[Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad|KBSR]]) was built through the area. It was named after John R. Caberry, an early settler and merchant from [[Chicago]].<ref>Callary, Edward. 2009. ''Place Names of Illinois''. Champaign: University of Illinois Press, p. 53.</ref> The community was incorporated as a village in 1881.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hass |first1=Norma |title=History of Ford County, Illinois |url=https://ford.illinoisgenweb.org/his1908page183.htm |website=Ford County ILGenWeb |access-date=November 14, 2024 |date=June 6, 2018}}</ref> [[File:Cabery, Illinois Fire.jpg|thumb|left|The smoldering debris of Cabery's business district.]] The settlement had one early setback when a [[1885 Cabery, Illinois fire|fire broke out]] on May 3, 1885, that consumed the south side of Main Street. (Ford County side) It was believed to have started in a [[millinery]] shop and went on to destroy 24 businesses as well as 14 homes. Resulting in an estimated $100,000 in damages. Unbelievably, no injuries or deaths were reported.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Klasey |first1=Jack |title=The 1885 blaze that nearly destroyed Cabery |url=https://daily-journal.com/news/local/the-1885-blaze-that-nearly-destroyed-cabery/article_ac09cbf7-944d-586e-ad04-80913ea189dc.html |website=Shaw Local News Network |publisher=Daily Journal |access-date=November 14, 2024 |date=February 4, 2017}}</ref> The Cabery High School served the community from 1912 until 1946 in which their football team the Cabery Cardinals would become state-wide stars. They were said to have once even played against inmates from the [[Joliet Correctional Center]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Benoit |first1=Sherree |title=Cabery High School "Cardinals" |url=https://leopardfan.tripod.com/id298.html |website=Illinois High School "Glory Days" |access-date=November 14, 2024}}</ref> The village saw a peak population of 385 individuals in the [[1900 US census|1900 Census]] and despite a small uptick in the 1980s has since seen a gradual decline.
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