Illinois Easterm Hospital and the Kankakee State Hospital are one and the same. It was used as a facility for housing the mentally challenged in the early part of this century. It later turned into Shapiro Developmental Center and still stands on the outskirts of KKK on route 45. To the best of my knowledge the records are NOT available. I'm not sure if they are "lost" or if it's a govermental thing. The Iroquois Co. Genealogy Society has a few death records from both IL Eastern and KKK Hospital. Cheryl Wixon Gocken President - ICGS