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	History of Illinois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Illinois is known as the "Land of Lincoln" because it is here that the 16th President spent his formative years.
		The latter was particularly unpopular with the electorate, and the modest Ogilvie lost a close election to the flashy Democrat Dan Walker in 1972.
		Illinois, as of the census of 2000, currently has the 6th largest population of the 50 U.S. states.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Illinois (1797 words)

	Welcome to ILLINOIS Genealogy and History!
		It is an Algonquin word meaning "Men" or "Warriors." Illinois was discovered in 1673, settled in 1720 and entered the Union on 3 December, 1818.
		Illinois is surrounding by bodies of water on nearly every border: Mississippi River on the west; Ohio and Wabash Rivers in the south and Lake Michigan in the North.
		The highest point in Illinois is Charles Mound in JoDaviess County, elevation, 1, 235 and the lowest point is in Cairo, Alexander county at the Mississippi River, elevation 279.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/il/state (179 words)

	Western Illinois University History Department (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		History is the study of all human behavior at different times and in different places.
		While providing an understanding of the past and its influence on the present, the study of history also imparts and nurtures skills of inquiry, analysis, and communication that are transferable to many business and professional fields.
		Studying history is excellent preparation for any career in business, education, journalism, government, or the military.
	www.wiu.edu /users/mihist (180 words)

	Brief History - Illinois Labor History
		Illinois played a central role in the Pullman Strike, which came on the heels of a bitter and unsuccessful coal strike.
		Illinois was a natural center for boycott activity not only because of Chicago's key role as a railroad hub, but also because the state led all others in railroad mileage constructed and in operation by 1894.
		The Illinois UMWA was integrated and the local at Virden, scene of a gun battle on Oct. 12 that left eight miners and five mine guards dead, included 15 fl miners.
	www.library.uiuc.edu /irx/briefhistory.htm (2974 words)

	The History of Illinois (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Illinois was established as a county of Virginia in 1778.
		In 1800 the territory of Indiana was established and Illinois became part of it.
		In 1809 Illinois and the present state of Wisconsin was made a territory.
	www.metcalf.ilstu.edu /curric/eighth/langarts/Illinois_Constitution/IllinoisHistory.htm (464 words)

	Geologic History of Illinois
		Even though southern Illinois is said to be "unglaciated," glacial meltwaters had a profound impact on the present topography.
		The major landforms in central Illinois were largely the result of well-developed drainage systems Glaciation has been one of the most significant geologic processes to shape the landscape in much of the northern United States.
		The morphology of the moraines is variable and can be dependent on the length of time that the glacial margin occupied a given position on the landscape, the amount of sediment carried by the glacier, and/or the age of the moraine.
	www.schools.lth5.k12.il.us /bths-east/geohist.html (651 words)

	Welcome to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Illinois and Michigan Canal construction is begun between Lake Michigan and the Illinois Valley; completed in 1848.
		Illinois Normal University geologist John Wesley Powell (1834-1902) begins surveys of the Rocky Mountain region; becomes director of the United States Geological Survey in 1880.
		Illinois and Mississippi (Hennepin) Canal construction is begun between the Illinois and the Rock rivers; completed in 1907.
	www.state.il.us /hpa/lib/ILChronology.htm (3725 words)

	Local Catholic Church History and Catholic Ancestors - Illinois
		History of the earlier Diocese of Quincy (1853-1857)...The area was part of the Diocese of Baltimore (Maryland), then Dioceses of Bardstown (Kentucky), Cincinnati (Ohio), Vincennes (Indiana), and St. Louis (Missouri) before the Diocese of Chicago (Illinois) was formed which, in 1844, encompassed the State of Illinois.
		History of the Diocese of Springfield (1923 -).
		History of the Monastery : "...the Franciscans, and Teutopolis are all tightly intertwined.
	home.att.net /~Local_Catholic/CatholicUS-ChicagoIL.htm (4779 words)

	Illinois Legislative History--Albert E. Jenner, Jr. Memorial Law Library
		Legislative history refers both to the chronology of events that take place as a bill goes through the legislative process and the statements and documents generated during that process.
		Researchers of Illinois legislative intent are cautioned that it may not be possible to locate clear statements in the materials described in this guide because legislators frequently do not explain their intent or understanding in published sources.
		Illinois legislative history research involves many steps, is time-consuming, and is, unfortunately, too often an exercise in futility.
	library.law.uiuc.edu /sub/leghistory.htm (1276 words)

	Illinois
		The Illinois country was distant from this struggle, but to fight the influx, the Shawnee during 1769 made overtures of alliance to all tribes in the region, including the Illini.
		The Americans in Kentucky, however, became aware of the British weakness in Illinois, and with the blessing of Governor Patrick Henry of Virginia, George Rogers Clark departed from the falls of the Ohio (Louisville) with 175 Kentucky militiamen in June, 1778 to capture it.
		Illinois joined the union as the 21st state in 1818, and the Illini met with Ninian Edwards and Auguste Chouteau, at Edwardsville in September and signed away their last holdings in Illinois for about $6,000 and agreed to move across the Mississippi to St. Genevieve, Missouri.
	www.tolatsga.org /ill.html (16946 words)

	Illinois Legislative History Sources Guide--Pritzker Legal Research Center
		To trace the legislative history of an Illinois statute it is necessary to obtain a copy of the statute and determine the particular Illinois public act that was the source for the section that you want to research.
		The Illinois Compiled Statutes Annotated volumes are located in the state codes section on the third floor of the library and in the Illinois section on the third floor.
		Illinois General Assembly website has a "status table" for Illinois bills (under the "Bills and Resolutions" section).
	www.law.northwestern.edu /lawlibrary/research/govt/illegis.htm (1494 words)

	History for University of Illinois -- Natural History Survey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Chief of the Natural History Survey reports to a Board of Natural Resources and Conservation, which is responsible for the Survey's activities.
		When a new natural history museum was established in Springfield in 1877, the Illinois Museum of Natural History at Normal became the State Laboratory of Natural History.
		In 1978, the Survey became part of the Illinois Institute of Natural Resources which was renamed the Department of Energy and Natural Resources in 1981.
	web.library.uiuc.edu /ahx/uaccard/adminhist/showrg.asp?rg=43 (439 words)

	Illinois State Historical Society
		The Illinois State Historical Society was founded in 1899 to support the Illinois State Historical Library and to encourage research and writing on subjects of Illinois history.
		The mission of the Society is to foster awareness, understanding, research, preservation, and recognition of history in Illinois.
		We recognize that history in Illinois is intrinsically related to regional, national, and international history.
	www.historyillinois.org (322 words)

	Thomas Ford's 1854 book: part 1 of 3
		The events of such a government as that of Illinois, and the men of its history, must necessarily be matters of small interest in themselves.
		If the thirty governors who have ruled the commonwealth of Illinois since its admission to statehood in 1818 were listed in the order of their usefulness the name of Thomas Ford would be found among the foremost.
		Back in Illinois and still but eighteen years of age, he worked on the farm, taught school, and studied law as means and time permitted until 1824, when Duff Green offered him a position on the St. Louis newspaper he was utilizing to promote the candidacy of General Jackson for the Presidency.
	www.solomonspalding.com /docs/frd1854a.htm (4118 words)

	Illinois Natural History Survey, Biospeleology web site
		n spite of Illinois' seemingly endless cornfields (formerly prairies), which occupy much of the central parts of the state, we are fortunate to have several hundred caves in four of Illinois' five karst regions along the southern, western, and northwestern borders of the state.
		Illinois lists this species as being state endangered, and it recently has been listed as a federally endangered species.
		Zoogeography and evolution of the subterranean invertebrate faunas of Illinois and southeastern Missouri.
	www.inhs.uiuc.edu /~sjtaylor/cave/biospeleol.html (1724 words)

	Illinois
		Index of Resources for Historians - the Index is maintained jointly by the Department of History of the University of Kansas and the Lehrstuhl für Ältere deutsche Literaturwissenschaft der Universität Regensburg, and is managed by Eric Marzo of Regensburg and Lynn H. Nelson of Kansas.
		Shelby and Moultrie Counties, Illinois - Combined History of Shelby and Moultrie Counties, Illinois - Chapter IV, Geology of Shelby and Moultrie Counties, by Prof.
		This sandstone was used in the construction of the of culverts on the Illinois Central Railroad.
	www.cagenweb.com /quarries/states/illinois.html (5630 words)

	history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The first Europeans to cross the Illinois region were Louis Joliet and the French Jesuit missionary Jacques Marquette.
		In 1712 the entire region south of the Illinois River became part of the French province of Louisiana.
		Today there is less than.01% of the original prairie left in Illinois.
	www.museum.state.il.us /mic_home/schools98/simmons/project2/HISTORY.html (420 words)

	Trafford Publishing: An Illustrated History of Illinois Public Mental Health Services: 1847-2000
		This is a unique text that surveys more than 150 years of the history of Illinois public mental health services through a narrative text and over 600 photographs, some dating to the 1860s.
		The history of mental health services during the past 150 years has been told by a number of authors, usually accompanied by a dozen or fewer photographs.
		After a thirty-seven year career with the Illinois Department of Mental Health and its successor entity, he retired and was able to work on writing the narrative and compiling the photographs for this work.
	www.trafford.com /robots/02-0929.html (986 words)

	History - Effingham Illinois
		Effingham, Illinois, the "Crossroads of Opportunity", traces its roots back to 1814, when the first pioneers settled along the Little Wabash River.
		For the next 40 years, the isolated agricultural village witnessed little growth, adding population only when a farm family journeying west along the old Cumberland Trail stopped to work a living from the rich prairie soil.
		In 1859, the village was made a county seat, and residents changed the name (from Broughton, for an early governor) to Effingham, in honor of a British lord who refused to fight against the colonists during the American Revolution.
	www.effinghamil.com /Government/background.htm (263 words)

	The Illinois History Resource Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Population of Illinois by Counties: 1810 to 2000
		History of Bridgeport and the Origin of the Illinois and Michigan Canal
		Charles Guiteau Case The assassin of President James Garfield was born in Freeport, Illinois on September 8, 1841.
	www.historyillinois.org /hist.html (1786 words)

	state of illinois - section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Conference on Illinois History is the state’s largest meeting devoted to the history of the Prairie State.
		Proposals for individual papers or panels on any aspect of Illinois' history, culture, politics, geography, literature, and archaeology are requested for the Conference on Illinois History.
		The Conference on Illinois History is a meeting that encourages the sharing of Illinois history research with a diverse audience that serves
	www.illinois-history.gov /conference.htm (527 words)

	Illinois College - History
		History offerings are designed to give students an understanding of the development of civilization, an appreciation of its varied social, economic, political, and cultural components and their historical interaction, and a basic familiarity with historical methods and reasoning.
		In addition to their general utility, many of these courses are of vocational value for persons intending to enter the legal, journalistic, ministerial, library, and teaching professions, and for those planning careers in government service.
		A major in History consists of a minimum of 33 semester hours of course work in the discipline, with at least 18 hours in 300-level courses or above.
	www.ic.edu /academics/hist.asp (279 words)

	Illinois
		Among the sites "spidered" or indexed by IDA are sites that deal with local history of various communities, the Nazi march on Skokie, coal mining history, the history of women in Illinois, and other wonderful resources that tell the story of Illinois, both past and present.
		Illinois Data - The Northern Illinois Business and Industry Data Center was established in 1994 in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs to serve businesses and individuals in the 24-county Northern Illinois region including the Chicago, Kankakee, Rockford, and Quad Cities metro areas.
		The goal of the Illinois Digital Academic Library initiative is to provide a high quality collection of full text and image digitized resources that supports instruction, study, and research by students, faculty and staff in all eligible Illinois higher education institutions.
	www.d230.org /stagg/LiskaLinks/illinois.htm (1990 words)

	Illinois State Fair - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The roots of the Illinois State Fair are embedded in its grounds, where the Fair now resides.
		It is a place to congregate and learn the history of Illinois Agriculture.
		The Illinois State Fair is legendary to Springfield and the State of Illinois.
	www.agr.state.il.us /isf/history.htm (1062 words)

	Amazon.com: Illinois: A History: Books: Richard J. Jensen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Richard J. Jensen treats Illinois as a microcosm of the nation, arguing that its history exhibits basic conflicts that had much to do with shaping American society in general.
		Northern reformers in Illinois were intent on remaking the state in their image: middle-class, egalitarian, urban, and progressive.
		ILLINOIS was a place of escape, not a land of hope for its first American settlers.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0252070216?v=glance (799 words)

	Natural History Survey, Illinois
		The Illinois History Survey is the guardian and recorder of the biological resources of Illinois-the biological memory for the State.
		It is recognized as the premier natural history survey in the nation.
		Its mission is to investigate the diversity, life histories, and ecology of the plants and animals of the state; to publish research results so that those resources can be managed wisely; and to provide information to the public in order to foster an understanding and appreciation of our natural heritage.
	www.uic.edu /UI-Service/programs/UIUC165.html (98 words)

	Illinois Veterans' History Project
		Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White initiated the Illinois Veterans' History Project to create a permanent record of the names and stories of Illinois war veterans and civilians who served our state and country during war, so that their contributions will not be forgotten.
		To participate in the Illinois Veterans' History Project, Veterans or their family members can complete the Illinois Patriots Information Form and also share their remembrances on the back or on a separate sheet of paper.
		The Illinois State Archives, a division of the Secretary of State’s office, will collect the information and place it in a permanent repository.
	www.sos.state.il.us /special/veteransproject.html (191 words)

	Category:History of Illinois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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		Categories: History of the United States by state
		This page was last modified 20:18, 29 January 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:History_of_Illinois (72 words)

	History of Illinois Institute of Technology
		The Institute of Design, an international leader in teaching systemic, human-centered design, is located at 350 N. LaSalle Street in Chicago's Near North neighborhood.
		The 19-acre Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Campus in Wheaton complements area community colleges, serving west suburban residents and employees in Illinois' high-tech corridor by offering graduate programs, upper-level undergraduate courses, and continuing professional education.
		The five-acre Moffett Campus in Bedford Park houses the National Center for Food Safety and Technology, a unique consortium of government, industry and academia that seeks to improve the quality of our nation's food supply.
	www.iit.edu /about/history (534 words)

	IHPA - Illinois History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Pick a local aspect of one of the following: the freedom of speech, press, assembly, (suffrage) the right to vote, freedom from slavery, and the right of equality in public institutions and places.
		What is the pre-1970 history of a civil rights group in your city, county, or Illinois?
		If you have any questions, please contact: Keith A. Sculle, Editor, Illinois History, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, 1 Old State Capitol, Springfield, IL 62701-1507.
	www.state.il.us /hpa/illinoishistory.htm (800 words)

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