Articles filed under Illinois Bicentennial
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Lincoln's footsteps cross many parts of IllinoisFeb 17, 2018 6:00 pm - Abraham Lincoln might not have been born in Illinois but he clearly is among the state's favorite sons. Lincoln came into the world on Feb. 12, 1809, in Hodgenville, Ken...
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How the Chicago Defender became a national voice for black AmericansFeb 10, 2018 12:00 am - On May 5, 1905, Robert Sengstacke Abbott founded the Chicago Defender newspaper in a small kitchen in his landlord's apartment, with an initial investment of 25 cents an...
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Where slaves hid while traveling on Underground Railroad in suburbsFeb 03, 2018 12:00 am - Despite Illinois' status as a free state, runaway slaves and free blacks did not find the state accommodating in its earliest days. Slave owners in southern Illinois wer...
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The history of newspapers in Illinois (even before it was a state)Jan 27, 2018 12:00 am - Like so much in Illinois, the origins of its newspapers were tied to politics. This land was a wild, largely unpopulated, western territory when its first newspaper spra...
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Where to learn more about American Indian history, cultureJan 21, 2018 4:00 am - American Indian Center 3401 W. Ainslie St., Chicago (773) 275-5871 aicchicago.org Trickster Gallery of Native American Arts 190 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg Schingoethe C...
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Place names reflect American Indian heritageJan 21, 2018 4:00 am - What has an American Indian-based name in Illinois? More like, what doesn't? How about the cities and villages of Annawan, Algonquin, Ashkum, Blue Mound, Cahokia, Calume...
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1,000 years ago, Illinois had the largest city in what would become the U.S.Jan 21, 2018 4:00 am - Centuries ago, Illinois was home to the largest and most influential city in what would become the United States, rivaling the size of European cities at the time. As m...
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Illinois' coal mining roots date back to 17th centuryJan 14, 2018 8:00 am - Louis Joliet and Pere Marquette, returning from an expedition on the Mississippi River in 1673, were the first explorers to notice the combustible material that would sh...
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Kaskaskia: Where Illinois' rich history began 150 years before statehoodDec 27, 2017 12:00 am - No exploration of the 200 years of Illinois history would be complete without a look at what preceded those two centuries. Illinois became a state in 1818, but its story...
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How an eleventh-hour border shift kept the suburbs in IllinoisDec 10, 2017 4:30 am - Editor's note: Most people know about the Great Chicago Fire and the apocryphal cow blamed for starting it by kicking over a lamp in Mrs. O’Leary’s barn in 1871, but ...