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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 The Chigago Tribune

Brian Dugan declines to testify at death-penalty hearing

Nov 7, 2009 6:00 am

Testimony wraps up; jurors to hear closing arguments Tuesday After five weeks of testimony and about 70 witne...

 

Child care pays off in support network for parents

Nov 7, 2009 6:00 am

Early childhood programs can provide valuable friendships, resources Everyone may call it child care, but it ...

 

Police chief worries about mass retirement of officers

Nov 7, 2009 6:00 am

Department says it's working to develop plans for beat realignment Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis to...

 

Praise, criticism in Fenger brawl case

Nov 7, 2009 6:00 am

Police superintendent thanks witnesses against teen charged in beating, says they should have stepped up sooner ...

 

Chicago police adopt 16-month-old Labrador

Nov 6, 2009 6:00 am

Adoption part of department's new initiative to avoid expensive breeders A new police dog will help take a bi...

 

Mary Schmich: Street-sweeping tickets spawn Web idea

Nov 6, 2009 6:00 am

Greg Bukowski is living the impossible dream, Chicago style.

 

$100,000 bribe offer to Chicago alderman alleged

Nov 6, 2009 6:00 am

Businessman wanted Ald. Isaac Carothers to help him open restaurants at O'Hare and Midway, feds say Businessm...

 

Unemployment hits blacks hardest

Nov 6, 2009 6:00 am

Staggeringly high unemployment among black middle class wipes out a generation of wealth The robust job marke...

 

Lawmakers to discuss improving safety at nursing homes

Nov 5, 2009 6:00 am

A high number of mentally ill felons in nursing homes have led to reports of violence State senators will hol...

 

Illinois News from BigNewsNetwork.com

Local Republicans focus on GOP health-care alternative

Nov 7, 2009 7:20 am

Republicans say medical liability leads to defensive medicine and brings the costs up. According to Manzullo, "medical liability reform would offset the cost" of the reform.

 

Two suburban Dems silent ahead of health care reform vote

Nov 7, 2009 7:20 am

As President Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi scrambled to shore up support for health care reform in advance of an expected weekend vote, two key suburban Democrats remained on the fence.

 

150 kids get H1N1 vaccine in McHenry Co.

Nov 7, 2009 7:20 am

Eight-year-old Lilly Dunham of Crystal Lake receives the H1N1 flu vaccination from nurse Reberta Humphreys at the McHenry County Department of Health's H1N1 clinic in Crystal Lake Friday.

 

Final arguments near in Dugan sentencing

Nov 7, 2009 7:20 am

After five weeks of testimony by dozens of witnesses, a DuPage County jury will hear lawyers' final pitch Tuesday before deciding Brian Dugan's fate.

 

Jilted bride throws party for retirement community

Nov 7, 2009 7:20 am

Teanne Harris of Bensenville smiles at the party she threw at Asbury Court Retirement Community in Des Plaines after her Halloween wedding was called off. Teanne's mom, Bari Harris, of Long B...

 

Batavia has home rule; now, what will it mean

Nov 7, 2009 7:20 am

The state certified Batavia as a home-rule municipality, since its population has crept above 25,000. The Illinois Constitution grants that power. Home rule gives a town more abilities to regulate thi...

 

Palatine turns to layoffs to balance budget

Nov 7, 2009 7:20 am

"Unless some revenue source all of a sudden emerges, we're looking at involuntary position cuts," Village Manager Reid Ottesen said. "The budget reflects the uncertain economic...

 

Hamos up with pro-public option ad

Nov 7, 2009 7:19 am

Democratic state Rep. Julie Hamos is taking to the TV this weekend, running a cable ad pushing President Barack Obama's public health insurance option as she kick starts her run for Congress ...

 

Veteran's Day event Sunday

Nov 7, 2009 7:19 am

In the interest of drawing a larger audience, Schaumburg's Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2202 will hold its annual Veterans Day ceremony on Sunday morning, rather than on Veterans Day itself ...

 

Parenting session in Barrington Monday

Nov 7, 2009 7:19 am

Michael Riera, author of "Staying Connected to Your Teenager: How to Keep Them Talking to You and How to Hear What They are Really Saying," will present a program for parents of children fro...