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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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Zoning category being created for auto dealers
Jun 18, 2013 5:00 pm
Glenview's car dealer amendment cruises through Plan Commission
Northbrook officials urged to pas gun ban
Jun 18, 2013 4:45 pm
Residents also seek free gun locksNorthbrook trustees have been asked to provide free gun locks for residents and to pass an ordinance banning assault weapons. ...
Ex-Stroger aide goes on trial in kickbacks case
Jun 18, 2013 12:18 pm
Carla Oglesby accused of taking part in scheme to steal $300KA top aide hired by former Cook County Board President Todd Stroger in the waning days of his administration launched a scheme with another...
Jesse Jackson Jr.: If we both go to prison, I want to go first
Jun 18, 2013 5:00 am
— Lawyers for former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who will be sentenced July 3 for looting his campaign treasury of about $750,000, said Monday that if both Jackson and his wife, Sandi Jackson, a...
Huppke: I'm tweeting my life story, no time to worry about NSA privacy case
Jun 18, 2013 5:00 am
Hi, my name is Rex Huppke. You might remember me from the hundreds of times my name has appeared in this large, metropolitan newspaper and on its website, or from the thousands of posts I've made on m...
Medrano convicted in bribery case
Jun 18, 2013 5:00 am
Legal troubles still not over for former aldermanFormer Chicago Ald. Ambrosio Medrano was convicted a second time on corruption-related charges when a federal jury found him guilty Monday of trying to...
Police circle high-crime 'boxes' in Chicago
Jun 18, 2013 5:00 am
Officers on overtime patrol just a couple of square blocks — and their presence has made for some quiet nightsTwo Chicago police officers relaxed in their marked patrol car last week at a hi...
Lake Forest agrees to transfer ownership of senior cottages
Jun 18, 2013 5:00 am
Jim Combs says he intends to stay in Lake Forest until the day he dies.
District 15 approves lease for iPad 4 tablets
Jun 18, 2013 5:00 am
$1.6 million deal brings 3,000 of the devices into schoolsCommunity Consolidated School District 15 will start rolling out iPad 4 tablets this fall after board members approved a three-year lease for ...
Aldermen agree to pay more for Red Gate traffic light
Jun 18, 2013 5:00 am
After some disagreement, St. Charles aldermen decided in the end to pick up most of the cost of a traffic light near Red Gate Bridge and St. Charles North High School. &am...
Illinois News from BigNewsNetwork.com
Sale out to halt personal skid even series vs. Twins
Jun 19, 2013 6:05 am
Before Tuesday's game against the White Sox, the Twins had been limited to just three hits in three of their last four games and were averaging just 3.4 runs in June. Then they had a breakthr...
Fracking comes to Illinois amid a wave of money and controversy
Jun 19, 2013 5:22 am
The rocky ground deep beneath Southern Illinois will soon be wrung like a sponge to yield previously unreachable oil and natural gas. "Fracking," the process of fracturing undergroun...
Jackson looks to keep rolling shoots for third straight W
Jun 19, 2013 5:01 am
Cubs manager Dale Sveum has a few explanations for the Cardinals' success this season. The most important? Throwing strikes and limiting walks, which Jake Westbrook will look to do Wednesday ...
Sox pull even in eighth but fall to Twins in opener
Jun 19, 2013 5:01 am
CWS@MIN: Gillaspie puts White Sox on board with blast MINNEAPOLIS -- The offense wasn't difficult to find Tuesday night at Target Field as the White Sox and Twins combined for 12 runs on 2...
5 Things Learned In Game 3 Of Stanley Cup Finals
Jun 19, 2013 4:52 am
BOSTON (AP) - Five things learned in the Boston Bruins’ win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals Monday night: ___ SUPAH TUUKKA: Tuukka Rask is proving the Bruin...
State payments help Villa Grove schools budget
Jun 19, 2013 4:14 am
Tweet Widget VILLA GROVE -- A last minute infusion of revenue from the state helped boost the 2012-2013 budget for the school district. "Some unexpected money showed up that we didn'...
Jun 19, 2013 4:14 am
Tweet Widget GEORGETOWN -- School officials have voted to sell $1 million in working cash bonds as one part of a three-part plan to borrow money against future revenues. Last month, a representative ...
Refinancing may save Georgetown money
Jun 19, 2013 4:14 am
Tweet Widget GEORGETOWN -- The city council is considering refinancing some of its debts and taking advantage of lower interest rates, which could save the city money. John Vezzetti, an assistant vic...
Ivesdale board appoints Monticello lawyer to posts
Jun 19, 2013 4:14 am
Tweet Widget IVESDALE -- A Monticello attorney will serve as Ivesdale's village attorney and liquor commissioner. The village board this week voted 4-1 to appoint John Foltz of the firm Glas...
Heritage may enter co-op in volleyball with Villa Grove
Jun 19, 2013 4:14 am
Tweet Widget HOMER -- Heritage may be hosting another sport for the Villa Grove-Heritage co-op. Currently, Heritage is the host school for boys' basketball, basketball cheer, baseball and ba...
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