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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
Progress seen at city 'turnaround' schools
Feb 9, 2012 6:07 am
U. of C. group cites improvements in math, reading skills at elementary levelA study of Chicago's most aggressive efforts to reform failing schools, including replacing school leadership and staff in ...
Feb 9, 2012 6:00 am
Dear Tom,
At New Trier campus, former faculty member Jan Borja is mourned, lauded
Feb 9, 2012 6:00 am
Longtime principal of freshman site touched many livesNo one at New Trier High School can remember voluntarily canceling a day of classes to allow the district to mourn a former faculty member. But Ja...
Reputed mobster Michael Sarno sentenced to 25 years
Feb 9, 2012 6:00 am
A decorated World War II veteran-turned-bombmaker in his 80s. His quirky, impulsive son, a former trick bicyclist who stole more than $1 million in jewelry heists. A thick-armed, tattooed Outlaw biker...
Public gives input on CTA plans to modernize Red, Purple lines
Feb 9, 2012 6:00 am
Kyle Lauterhahn says several "slow zones" on the CTA Red Line increase the time he spends commuting from his home in Evanston to his job in Chicago.
Feb 9, 2012 6:00 am
Owned party-supply emporium in WillowbrookJohn A. Murray Jr. embodied the spirit of his party-supply store, throwing himself into celebrations and never taking himself too seriously.
43 puppies rescued from van in Little Village neighborhood
Feb 9, 2012 6:00 am
'Alert and astute' police credited with saving animals said to be bound for pet stores in Chicago, New YorkThe 43 puppies rescued from a van parked in the Little Village neighborhood Tuesday morning w...
Cultural venues may host summit events
Feb 9, 2012 6:00 am
Museums look to benefit from G-8, NATO spotlightsSome of the city's leading cultural institutions are being considered as potential venues for private events when the G-8and NATO summits bring dozens ...
City sticker design yanked, but not without pain
Feb 9, 2012 4:54 am
'Perception' that teen's artwork incorporated gang signs was too great to ignore, city clerk saysAs controversy swirled, Chicago City Clerk Susana Mendoza weighed concerns from some quarters that gang...
South Side Irish Parade's revival questioned
Feb 9, 2012 4:49 am
Emanuel's administration throwing cold water on plan for event next monthMayor Rahm Emanuel's administration indicated this week that it doesn't think the group trying to resurrect the South Side Iris...
News from the Chicago Sun-Times
Artists, framing company work on Air Force exhibit at Pritzker
Feb 9, 2012 6:20 pm
Pritzker Military Library in Chicago is opening an exhibit celebrating the history of the U.S. A...
Merchandise Mart pulls the plug on Art Chicago
Feb 9, 2012 6:11 pm
Citing mostly financial concerns, Merchandise Mart Properties Inc. Wednesday announced...
Not so fast. Hold off on Crane H.S. phase-out, hearing officer urges
Feb 9, 2012 6:07 pm
No decision on the phase-out of Crane High School should be made until school district...
Mayor Emanuel: Time to speed up trains to OHare, Midway
Feb 9, 2012 6:07 pm
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday hes evaluating plans to shave up to 12 minutes off CTA travel ...
Stick with reality, not perception
Feb 9, 2012 6:05 pm
Perception is a funny thing. My perception at this very moment is that City Clerk Susa...
Emptying pockets at security checkpoint? Probably best to hang on to your pot
Feb 9, 2012 6:04 pm
Devante Jackson of Joliet was charged with marijuana possession after emptying five bags of pot ...
CTA Red Line service back to normal after minor derailment in South Loop
Feb 9, 2012 1:36 pm
All CTA train lines are running normally again Thursday morning after a Red Line train...
2-year-old critically injured when dresser falls on her
Feb 9, 2012 7:45 am
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Teachers file EEOC layoff complaint
Feb 9, 2012 7:30 am
The Chicago Teachers Union filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Com...
Illinois News from BigNewsNetwork.com
Council moves to speed up housing project
Feb 9, 2012 10:08 am
ALTON - Aldermen suspended rules on two resolutions Wednesday night to expedite a project that would add 30 in-fill homes in the Mexico neighborhood, the third phase of a project that started about ....
Feb 9, 2012 10:08 am
A worker checks out his efforts with a concrete saw Wednesday where he was sculpting a section of large storm sewer pipe for a custom fit on Illinois Route 111 near Lewis Street in Wood River. The .....
Auditor claims selling bonds has cost county more
Feb 9, 2012 10:08 am
EDWARDSVILLE - Losses from Madison County Treasurer Kurt Prenzler's allegedly ill-advised sale of $41 million in government bonds are adding up, Auditor Rick Faccin said at a County Board .....
Court visitors may leave property in lockers
Feb 9, 2012 10:08 am
EDWARDSVILLE - The Madison County Board's Finance Committee gave preliminary approval Wednesday to the purchase of security lockers for county courts buildings to head off a brewing flap over...
Illinois college chiefs back Quinn call for more MAP money
Feb 9, 2012 10:08 am
SPRINGFIELD - College and university presidents support Gov. Pat Quinn's plan to offer more grants to low-income students. Quinn held a closed-door meeting Wednesday at the Executive Mansion...
SJ-O coach arrested; attorney's call set off sheriff's investigation
Feb 9, 2012 9:51 am
Tweet Widget URBANA -- A 19-year-old college student from St. Joseph is considering a lawsuit against a former high school coach, his principal, his superintendent and the school district for ...
New legislation introduced in Springfield
Feb 9, 2012 9:19 am
Updated Feb 8, 2012 at 10:16 PM CST SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois lawmakers introduced several new pieces of legislation Wednesday. In the same week California's same sex marriage ban was ...
Galesburg going forward without Cat
Feb 9, 2012 9:19 am
Updated Feb 8, 2012 at 10:15 PM CST GALESBURG, Ill. -- It was a scenario the Mayor of Galesburg did not want to walk into, a city without Caterpillar. The news that Big Yellow may re-locate a ...
Legislators Challenged to Walk the Walk
Feb 9, 2012 9:19 am
Updated Feb 8, 2012 at 8:07 PM CST SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Our Illinois Legislators are being challenged to walk the walk for Women's Heart Health. Cardiovascular Disease is the number one .....
Feb 9, 2012 8:49 am
Carlos Boozer carried the load for an ailing Derrick Rose Wednesday and scored 18 points in leading Chicago to a 90-67 blasting of New Orleans. The Hornets came close to setting a franchise record ....
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