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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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Greg Norman's Southern Cross Developments Selects River Rim Ranch

Greg Norman’s Southern Cross Developments, proprietor of the exclusive “Norman Estates” real estate brand, is pleased to announce that River Rim Ranch in Teton Valley, Idaho will be the location for its newest project, the “Norman Ranch Estates. [Read More]

 

News from the Chicago Sun-Times

Committee OKs Midway privatization plan

Oct 7, 2008 10:00 am

Mayor Daley's $2.5 billion plan to privatize Midway Airport was cleared for take-off by a City Council committee today as City Hall races to complete the historic transaction before the change of admi...

 

FBI on the lookout for 'Playboy Bandit'

Oct 7, 2008 10:00 am

The FBI is asking for the public's help in finding a man who robbed a south suburban bank at gunpoint last month. The suspect has been dubbed the "Playboy Bandit" because he wore a baseball ...

 
 

Illinois News from BigNewsNetwork.com

Bunge fire out; firefighters guard against flareups

Oct 7, 2008 5:22 pm

Printer-friendly DANVILLE – Danville firefighters continued to check for hot spots Tuesday morning following a fire at Bunge Milling Inc., 321 E. North St."The initial call came in ...

 

Academy fund donors agree to split from UI, go independent

Oct 7, 2008 5:22 pm

Printer-friendly The University of Illinois and a group of conservative donors have parted ways.Founders with the Academy on Capitalism and Limited Government Fund and UI officials announced Monda...

 

Champaign man sentenced to home confinement

Oct 7, 2008 5:22 pm

Printer-friendly URBANA – A Champaign man faces a year's home confinement for his role in a drug conspiracy.U.S. Central Illinois District Chief Judge Michael McCuskey on Wednes...

 

Georgetown council considers neighborhood-watch program

Oct 7, 2008 5:22 pm

Printer-friendly GEORGETOWN – City officials said Monday they are interested in having a neighborhood-watch program in the city to help curb a rising rash of vandalism.Mayor Darrell Acor...

 

Judicial Watch Uncovers Documents Detailing Suspicious Illinois State Senate Earmarks by Barack Obama

Oct 7, 2008 5:20 pm

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - October 7, 2008) - Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it has obtained documents deta...

 

Immigrant rights group starts voter project

Oct 7, 2008 5:15 pm

Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights plans to contact more than 140,000 immigrant voters by mail and door-to-door campaigns.The goal is to get 50,000 to the polls on November 4th.The co...

 

Stolen Naperville van recovered, but dog sleeping inside still missing

Oct 7, 2008 5:14 pm

A van stolen late last month with a 13-year-old black Labrador retriever apparently sleeping inside has been recovered in Chicago, Naperville police said Tuesday morning.

 

Outdoor lighting may have caused $100,000 Naperville house fire

Oct 7, 2008 5:14 pm

A house fire that may have been sparked by outdoor electrical lighting equipment caused an estimated $100,000 damage early Tuesday morning at 1824 Morgan Circle in southeast Naperville.

 

Vatican joins international police force

Oct 7, 2008 5:14 pm

The secretary-general of Vatican City's administration told the group it wants to join to boost security. Archbishop Renato Boccardo said the Holy See needs to be in close contact with intern...

 

Enrollment increases by 216 in U-46

Oct 7, 2008 5:14 pm

While the preschool program gained 107 students, the district lost 97 students in kindergarten through sixth grade. The high schools saw the most growth, and middle school enrollment was down overall.

 
 

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