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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
Beverage-makers build playgrounds, draw criticism
Feb 5, 2012 6:00 am
'It's a sad day when your options are a Coke playground versus no playground'The dilapidated concrete playground at the Howe Elementary School of Excellence on Chicago's West Side was ripped out sever...
Critics pounce on Coke, Pepsi health initiatives
Feb 5, 2012 6:00 am
Skeptics chide health groups for taking money from makers of sugary drinks, fatty foodsSodas, sports drinks and other sugary beverages are an unhealthy choice for kids, according to the nation's leadi...
2 suburbs make winning bet that they can follow state's video gambling rules
Feb 5, 2012 6:00 am
'Charity raffle' machines operate in Bolingbrook, Channahon bars; Joliet urged to follow suitAt Tailgaters' expansive sports bar in Bolingbrook, patrons can bet $2 every few seconds on touch-screen, b...
Dr. Michael J. Campbell, 1912-2012
Feb 5, 2012 6:00 am
Irish immigrant became longtime pediatrician on South Side, Evergreen ParkDr. Michael J. Campbell emigrated from a fishing village in Ireland to Chicago, where he graduated from high school and got hi...
Feb 5, 2012 6:00 am
Navy Pier design proposals fall into 2 campsAt their best, design competitions are a lot like opening your window on a breezy spring day. They let ideas flow, freeing us from concepts that have grown ...
In Lake County, a vestige of prairie gets state protection
Feb 5, 2012 6:00 am
Condo association, conservation group joined to save a preserveIt won't overwhelm you like the Grand Canyon or Niagara Falls. It's not as big as Yellowstone Park. In fact, it's probably not as large a...
How the world has changed Same place, different time
Feb 5, 2012 6:00 am
Last weekend I met some friends in Washington, D.C., and, like any proper tourist in the capital, couldn't resist posing for a photo in front of the White House.
Vacant homes get shot at new life
Feb 4, 2012 6:00 am
State, Cook County team up to combat foreclosure crisisIllinois is teaming with Cook County on a trial program in which a loan fund will be created to buy vacant foreclosed homes, renovate them and re...
Ask Tom why: What is the latest date that Chicago's temperature dropped below zero?
Feb 4, 2012 6:00 am
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Feb 4, 2012 6:00 am
Veolia alleges harassment, illegal feesA stink is brewing between Evanston and a garbage collection company that recently filed a civil lawsuit alleging the city is trying to force its waste transfer ...
News from the Chicago Sun-Times
Jobless rate drops to lowest in three years
Feb 4, 2012 7:35 am
In the most impressive surge for the job market since early last year, the United States added 2...
Kirk rests after stroke, his Senate projects dont
Feb 4, 2012 5:09 am
The work goes on. Sen. Mark Kirk might be in a hospital bed recovering from a stroke. ...
Chaos at overcrowded W. Side club
Feb 4, 2012 5:08 am
When police arrived at a dangerously overcrowded club in Garfield Park early Friday, they found ...
Report: Rosie Show trims 30 employees, moves to smaller Chicago studio
Feb 4, 2012 4:13 am
The ratings-challenged Rosie Show has let go as many as 30 employees and contract workers in rec...
Family tells of settlement with city over police abuse
Feb 4, 2012 3:37 am
David Stewart and Sharon Wilkins learned at least two lessons during their year of ter...
Political unity evading third airport backers
Feb 4, 2012 3:06 am
The proposed airport in the south suburbs that Gov. Pat Quinn mentioned in his State of the Stat...
Riley Foxs father rewards tipster who led to her killer
Feb 4, 2012 2:40 am
The father of murdered 3-year-old Riley Fox has rewarded the anonymous tipster who helped identi...
Metra cancels two trains, others slowed after freight train derailment
Feb 3, 2012 10:36 pm
Metra lines continue to have problems during the evening rush, with two trains canceled and othe...
Seventh-grader brings loaded gun to Aurora middle school
Feb 3, 2012 10:32 pm
A 13-year-old boy who brought a loaded .357 handgun to his middle school in west subur...
CPS spends millions on workers for unused sick and vacation days
Feb 3, 2012 8:13 am
The cash-strapped Chicago Public Schools system spends tens of millions of dollars annually on a...
Illinois News from BigNewsNetwork.com
Promoter makes plans for summer concerts
Feb 3, 2012 11:44 pm
ALTON - The city is planning to enlist an entertainment producer-promoter it used two years ago for this summer's concert series at Riverfront Park amphitheater. Besides the four monthly, ....
Komen drops plans to cut Planned Parenthood grants
Feb 3, 2012 11:44 pm
In this Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010 file photo, some of an estimated 45,000 people participate in the Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure in Little Rock, Ark. The nation's leading breast-cancer ......
Prosthetic arm project expanding
Feb 3, 2012 11:31 pm
Tweet Widget CHAMPAIGN -- A University of Illinois student-led effort to develop a low-cost prosthetic arm for people in developing countries has expanded to different parts of the world. ...
State Leaders Optimistic about Pension Reform
Feb 3, 2012 11:02 pm
Updated Feb 3, 2012 at 5:02 PM CST PEORIA, Ill. -- The state budget director says he thinks the Illinois legislature will try to work together to make more changes to the state's pension .....
Minimum wage increase in Illinois' future
Feb 3, 2012 11:02 pm
Updated Feb 3, 2012 at 4:47 PM CST SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A proposed bill to increase Illinois' minimum wage is once again going before the General Assembly. The measure, which was first ......
IEMA samples show low radiation near Byron Nuclear Power Plant
Feb 3, 2012 11:02 pm
Updated Feb 3, 2012 at 4:27 PM CST SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-- Analysis of samples taken at the Byron Nuclear Power Plant showed the facility did not leak measurable radiation after a power failure earlier ...
Central Illinois children get free dental exams
Feb 3, 2012 11:02 pm
Dentists across Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties donated their time to give free exams, cleanings and treatments to low-income children across the Heart of Illinois. Orthodontist Melissa ...
man leads authorities on high-speed chase because he 'always wanted to do that'
Feb 3, 2012 11:02 pm
Updated Feb 3, 2012 at 4:55 PM CST According to the Montana Standard, a 55-year-old Montana man who is accused of leading police on a high-speed chase in Butte allegedly told authorities he did so ....
'Watch The Road' campaign begins
Feb 3, 2012 11:02 pm
Updated Feb 3, 2012 at 2:55 PM CST PEORIA, Ill. -- The trucking industry is partnering with law enforcement in the crackdown on distracted driving. Beginning on Friday, some semi-trucks will be ......
Feb 3, 2012 11:02 pm
Updated Feb 3, 2012 at 4:22 PM CST BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- The largest U.S. provider of car insurance has announced it will add 3,000 people to its workforce. State Farm said those jobs are available ...
Golf Vista Estates is located in Monee, Illinois, just one hour south of Chicago, and offers all the ...
Continuing Care Retirement Community with 80 years experience. New construction: 152 independent living ...
O'Connell's Yogi Bear RV Resort - ELS
O'Connell's Yogi Bear Jellystone Park Camp Resort, is a Midwest favorite, located in Amboy, Illinois! ...
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