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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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Former cop charged in barricade situation

Aug 7, 2008 10:00 am

A man who was reportedly fired from the Chicago Police Department for a narcotics offense has been charged after he barricaded himself inside a South Side Chatham neighborhood residence for nearly eig...

 

Cubs think Cuban would spend to win

Aug 7, 2008 10:00 am

As the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban treats his players to a host of gaudy goodies -- including home entertainment centers in the locker room. But would that kind of generosity...

 

Gov says: Say cheese, speeders

Aug 7, 2008 10:00 am

To make good on his offer to help Chicago combat violence, Gov. Blagojevich envisions putting speed cameras on interstates across Illinois -- and using the revenue to form an "elite tactical team...

 

Judge clears city's O'Hare plan for takeoff

Aug 7, 2008 10:00 am

A DuPage County Judge this afternoon ruled to lift a public health injunction currently blocking Chicago from demolishing hundreds of homes and businesses in Bensenville to make way for the next phase...

 
 

News from Bloomington and Southern Illinois from The Bloomington Herald-Times

IU wont request another NCAA hearing

Aug 7, 2008 6:59 pm

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6 area mailboxes vandalized

Aug 7, 2008 6:13 pm

INCLUDES MAP...

 
 

Illinois News from BigNewsNetwork.com

Bullets left on cars near DePaul campus

Aug 7, 2008 5:48 pm

Lincoln Park . DePaul officials said police have told them that there did not appear to be any threat to students, but the school's public-safety unit and Chicago police were increasing pa...

 

Obama doubts Clinton backers will cause trouble

Aug 7, 2008 5:30 pm

Barack Obama on Thursday dismissed suggestions that the nominating convention could be marred by tensions between his supporters and the die-hard backers of

 

ComEd says power to be fully restored by Saturday

Aug 7, 2008 5:30 pm

Spokeswoman Kim Johnson says most of the 5,400 customers who remained without power should have it by late Thursday.But she says it could be midnight Friday before it's restored in some of th...

 

Agriculture futures open trading higher on CBOT

Aug 7, 2008 5:30 pm

Agriculture futures traded higher Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade.Wheat for September delivery rose 31.25 cents to $7.97 a bushel; December corn added 10.75 cents to $5.385 a bushel; December o...

 

Man indicted in series of pharmacy break-ins

Aug 7, 2008 5:30 pm

A Montgomery County, Ill., man is facing federal charges that accuse him of burglarizing six central Illinois pharmacies and threatening to bomb a Litchfield hospital.An indictment returned by a feder...

 

Unions want details on Chicago deficits

Aug 7, 2008 5:30 pm

Chicago Federation of Labor President Dennis Gannon says unions representing city employees will talk about possibly matching the unpaid furlough days and canceled pay raises affecting non-union emplo...

 

Police investigate bullets found at DePaul

Aug 7, 2008 5:28 pm

CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago police are investigating how a series of bullets ended up on and around DePaul University's campus on the city's North Side.

 

Sara Lee swings to 4th-quarter loss on charges

Aug 7, 2008 5:28 pm

DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. (AP) -- Sara Lee Corp., which makes Jimmy Dean sausages and Hillshire Farm deli meats, posted a loss for its fiscal fourth quarter on Thursday as it reduced the value of some asset...

 

Church donates for stun guns for police

Aug 7, 2008 5:28 pm

The church says using the volt-dispensing device could be safer for both police and the suspect. And the church says the donations are meant to show its care for the well-being of law enforcers.

 

Chicago sees 18 percent jump in homicides

Aug 7, 2008 5:28 pm

If the trend continues, Chicago would finish 2008 with more than 500 homicides for the first time since 2003. That year, Chicago had more than 600 killings.

 
 

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Smith Village   IL

Continuing Care Retirement Community with 80 years experience. New construction: 152 independent living ...

 

Hickory Glen   IL

Hickory Glen is conveniently located in Springfield, Illinois near medical facilities, shopping, dining and public transportation. The staff at Hickory Glen cares about their residents and goes that extra mile to simplify and make their lives more enjoyab