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Acks was born, attended high school and college in Illinois. [10] Valdas Adamkus (1926–living), president of Lithuania 1998–2009. Lived in Illinois for a number of years after emigrating to the United States from Lithuania, getting a college degree and entering Chicago politics. [11] Mike Adamle, NFL and Northwestern running back, TV ...
Illinois ranks second in U.S. corn production with more than 1.5 billion bushels produced annually. [155] With a production capacity of 1.5 billion gallons per year, Illinois is a top producer of ethanol, ranking third in the United States in 2011. [156] Illinois is a leader in food manufacturing and meat processing. [157]
On December 3, 1818, Illinois became the 21st U.S. state. Early U.S. expansion began in the south part of the state and quickly spread northward, driving out the native residents. In 1832, some Native American "Indians" returned from Iowa but were driven out in the Black Hawk War, fought by militia.
The Illinois people eventually declined because of losses to infectious disease and war, mostly brought through the arrival of French colonists. [7] [4] Eventually, they reorganized under the name of the Confederated Peoria. They are now known as the federally recognized "Peoria Tribe of Indians" and reside in present-day Oklahoma. [8]
This category is for people from the United States state of Illinois Classification : People : By nationality : American : By state : Illinois Also: Countries : United States : States : Illinois : People
People from Monroe County, Illinois (2 C, 13 P) People from Montgomery County, Illinois (4 C, 12 P) People from Morgan County, Illinois (1 C, 15 P)
United States Senator from Illinois; Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 1st district: Born in Chicago Katharine McCormick: Aug 27, 1875: Dec 28, 1967: Biologist, suffragist, philanthropist, and heir to a substantial part of the McCormick family fortune Grew up in Chicago L. Hamilton McCormick: May 27, 1859: Feb 2, 1934
The administrative divisions of Illinois are the counties, townships, precincts, cities, towns, villages, and special-purpose districts. [11] Illinois has more units of local government than any other state—over 8,000 in all. The basic subdivision of Illinois are the 102 counties. [12] 85 of the 102 counties are in turn divided into 1,432 ...