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The State of Illinois is a state of the United States of America and the 21st state admitted to the Union. Illinois is the most populous state in the Midwest and the fifth most populous in the nation, and has a large and cosmopolitan population. Its balance of vast suburbs and the great metropolis of Chicago in the northeast, rural areas, small industrial cities, and renowned agricultural productivity in central and western Illinois, and the coal mines of the south give it a highly diverse economic base. Its central location, connecting the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River via the Illinois River, made it a transportation hub for 150 years. It is this mixture of factory and farm, of urban and rural, that makes Illinois a microcosm of the United States.
About 2,000 Native American hunters and a small number of French villagers inhabited the area at the time of the American Revolution. American settlers began arriving from Kentucky in the 1810s; they achieved statehood in 1818. Yankees arrived a little later and dominated the north, founding the future metropolis of Chicago in the 1830s. The coming of the railroads in the 1850s made highly profitable the rich prairie farmlands in central Illinois, attracting large numbers of immigrant farmers from Germany and Sweden. Northern Illinois provided major support for Illinoisans Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant during the American Civil War. By 1900, factories were being rapidly built in the northern cities, along with coal mines in central and southern areas. This industrialization attracted large numbers of immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe, and also led to the state's material contribution as a major arsenal in both world wars. In addition to immigrants from Europe, large numbers of blacks left the cotton fields of the South to come to Chicago, where they developed a famous jazz culture.

 

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News from Bloomington and Southern Illinois from The Bloomington Herald-Times

Kruzan: 'Time to act' on water plan

May 12, 2008 3:27 am

Future water supply is back on tap tonight as the Utilities Service Board and the community consider how to proceed with a long-range water capital plan....

 

Alora staying on track

May 11, 2008 9:26 pm

South track standout has his future clearly mapped out. Read more on Quick Hits. ...

 
 

Illinois News from BigNewsNetwork.com

Officials launch updated Web portal for Medicaid information

May 12, 2008 4:31 am

Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services says it has launched an updated version of a Web portal.It's called the Medical Electronic Data Interchange and keeps data such as medica...

 

University of Chicago students wrap up scavenger hunt

May 12, 2008 4:31 am

University of Chicago returned Sunday from their four-day multistate trek dubbed "the world's largest scavenger hunt" having attempted just that.The list for the 2008 compet...

 

Chicago police shoot, wound man in chase

May 12, 2008 2:33 am

Chicago Police shot a man reportedly running from police Sunday afternoon in the South Side's Back-of-the-Yards neighborhood. Englewood District police tactical officers responded to a rep...

 

Obama camp mulls appearances with McCain

May 12, 2008 2:33 am

WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama's campaign is considering a suggestion from John McCain's campaign for the two presidential hopefuls to participate in joint town meetings and debates aro...

 

Ward double lifts Cubs over Arizona

May 12, 2008 1:20 am

Daryle Ward was so sure he would play in the majors that he practiced his signature as a kid. He may get a few autograph requests after his latest big hit.Ward delivered a pinch-hit, two-run double in...

 

Chicago to expand recycling program

May 12, 2008 1:20 am

Chicago .The so-called "Blue Cart" program allows residents to put recyclables in carts without presorting. The carts are collected by the city's Streets and Sanitation Depa...

 

Storm Damage Wreaks Havoc Across Area

May 11, 2008 11:51 pm

CHICAGO (CBS) ― Nasty weather pummeled the Chicago area Sunday – damaging homes and battering residents. City crews have been responding to hundreds of calls of downed tre...

 

Ceasefire Program Works, Areas Safer

May 11, 2008 11:51 pm

CHICAGO (CBS) ― New research by Northwestern University shows the Ceasefire Anti-Violence Program works. The three-year study focused on seven areas of Chicago where Ceasefire has oper...

 

Chicago area mothers honored Sunday

May 11, 2008 11:25 pm

When it comes to mom, a little rain is not going to stop the celebration. Across Chicago, both mothers who have some experience and those who will soon be mother were honored Sunday. Despite the ra...

 

Elmhurst group helps Myanmar relief effort

May 11, 2008 11:25 pm

The Burmese association was hoping to raise $10,000 Sunday for the relief effort. International assistance has started to trickle into Myanmar, but most foreign relief workers are restricted to the ca...

 
 

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