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Illinois (i/ˌɪlˈnɔɪ/ IL-i-NOY) is a state in the midwestern region of the United States. It is the 5th most populous state and 25th largest state in terms of land area, and is often noted as a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a diverse economic base and is a major transportation hub. The Port of Chicago connects the state to other global ports from the Great Lakes, via the Saint Lawrence Seaway, to the Atlantic Ocean, as well as the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River, via the Illinois River. For decades, O'Hare International Airport has been ranked as one of the world's busiest airports. Illinois has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and politics.

Although today the state's largest population center is around Chicago in the northern part of the state, the state's European population grew first in the west, with French Canadians who settled along the Mississippi River, and gave the area the name, Illinois. After the American Revolutionary War established the United States, American settlers began arriving from Kentucky in the 1810s via the Ohio River, and the population grew from south to north. In 1818, Illinois achieved statehood. After construction of the Erie Canal increased traffic and trade through the Great Lakes, Chicago was founded in the 1830s on the banks of the Chicago River, at one of the few natural harbors on southern Lake Michigan.John Deere's invention of the self-scouring steel plow turned Illinois' rich prairie into some of the world's most productive and valuable farmlands, attracting immigrant farmers from Germany and Sweden. Railroads carried immigrants to new homes, as well as being used to ship their commodity crops out to markets.

Illinois (disambiguation)

Illinois is a state in the United States.

Illinois may also refer to:

Places

  • Illinois Country, a region of colonial America
  • Illinois Territory, an organized territory of the USA from 1809 to 1818
  • Illinois River, a tributary of the Mississippi River in the state of Illinois
  • Illinois River (Colorado)
  • Illinois River (Oklahoma) in Arkansas and Oklahoma
  • Illinois River (Oregon)
  • Illinois Township, Pope County, Arkansas
  • Schools

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the largest campus in the University of Illinois system
  • Illinois Fighting Illini, this school's intercollegiate athletic program
  • Illinois College, a private liberal arts college located in Jacksonville, Illinois
  • Ships

  • SS Illinois (1873), an American Line passenger steamship
  • SS Illinois (1917), a cargo ship in service with the Harlem Steamship Co and Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
  • USS Illinois (BB-7), the lead ship of Illinois-class battleship, launched in 1898
  • SS Illinois (1873)

    SS Illinois was an iron passenger-cargo steamship built by William Cramp & Sons in 1873. The last of a series of four Pennsylvania-class vessels, Illinois and her three sister ships—Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana—were the largest iron ships ever built in the United States at the time of their construction, and amongst the first to be fitted with compound steam engines. They were also the first ships to challenge British dominance of the transatlantic trade since the American Civil War.

    Though soon outclassed by newer and larger vessels, Illinois was destined to enjoy a long and distinguished career, first as a transatlantic passenger liner and later as the U.S. Navy's auxiliary vessel USS Supply. In the 1870s, Illinois may have been the first ship to successfully transport a shipment of fresh meat from the United States to Europe, twenty years before the introduction of refrigeration. As USS Supply, the ship served in both the Spanish–American War and the First World War, and crew members may have been the first United States personnel to fire a hostile shot in the latter. Illinois was scrapped in 1928.

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    FSN Feature Story News World News News,News Updates USA
    High Plains Public Radio Classical,Public USA
    KBYU-FM 89.1 (Great Music ... Sound Ideas) Provo, UT Classical,Public,College USA
    Western Intertie Network (WIN System) Talk USA
    WPDH-FM 101.5 (Home Of Rock N Roll) Poughkeepsie, NY Classic Rock USA
    WQQB-FM 96.1 Rantoul, IL Top 40 USA
    AccuRadio: Power Ballads Adult Contemporary,Classic Rock USA
    KKLA-FM 99.5 Los Angeles, CA Christian,Talk USA
    KTAR-FM 92.3 Phoenix, AZ News Talk,Talk,Discussion USA
    WBPT-FM 106.9 (The Eagle) Birmingham, AL Classic Rock USA
    KFMJ-FM 99.9 Ketchikan, AK Oldies,Classic Rock USA
    WXL61-SW 162.475 (NOAA Weather) Cedar Rapids, IA News Updates,Short Wave Radio USA
    WDQX-FM 102.3 (Max FM) Morton, IL Classic Rock USA
    BoomerRadio: Sweet Soul Music Oldies,Pop USA
    WOLX-FM 94.9 Baraboo, WI Oldies USA
    WICR-FM 88.7 (Univ of Indianapolis) Indianapolis, IN College USA
    IRSO-FL Roots of Soul R&B USA
    WJTW-LP 100.3 Jupiter, FL Oldies,Public USA
    WVHF-AM 1140 (Holy Family Radio) Kentwood, MI Religious USA
    WONE-FM 97.5 Akron, OH Rock,Classic Rock USA
    WGLE-FM 90.7 (WGTE) Lima, OH News USA
    Today's Christian Music Christian Contemporary,Religious,Christian USA
    Shepherd's Chapel Religious,Christian USA
    KRLD-AM 1080 (NewsRadio 1080) Dallas, TX News Talk,News,Talk USA
    KDIX-IR 1230 (Herb 1 Radio) Dickinson, ND Jazz,Talk,Reggae USA
    Mistletoe @ iradiophilly.com Christian USA
    ORS - Christmas Music For Kids Christian,Kids USA
    WBOG-AM 1460 (Kool Gold) Tomah, WI Oldies USA
    KELS-LP 104.7 FM (Pirate Radio) Greeley, CO Oldies,60s USA
    Smooth Beats, Hip Hop Hip Hop USA
    WPSO-AM 1500 (Greek Voice Radio) New Port Richey, FL Greek USA
    KCMQ-FM 96.7 (Real Classic Rock) Columbia, MO Classic Rock USA
    NuBreaks Radio Dance,Electronica,Jungle USA
    KCME-FM 88.7 Manitou Springs, CO Classical,Public USA
    South Carolina ETV Radio, Classical Varied,Classical,Public USA
    WBJC-FM 91.5 Baltimore, MD Classical,Public,College USA
    WNWC-FM 102.5 (Life 102.5) Madison, WI Christian Contemporary,Gospel,Christian USA
    KLFE-AM 1590 (Freedom 1590) Seattle, WA Talk USA
    K-Lite Online Soft Rock USA
    WFCJ-FM 93.7 (Inspiration) Dayton, OH Religious USA
    Scanner: Denver Police Talk USA
    WRSU-FM 88.7 (Rutgers Univ) New Brunswick, NJ College USA
    SomaFM: Tag's Trip Electronica USA
    WEKZ-FM 93.7 (Big Oldies) Monroe, WI Oldies USA
    WZAB-AM 880 (The Biz) Sweetwater, FL Talk,Discussion USA
    KBGL-FM 106.9 (Hits 106.9) Larned, KS Contemporary USA
    WARL-AM 1320 Attleboro, MA Talk USA
    KIH35-SW 162.550 (NOAA Weather) Pittsburgh, PA News Updates,Short Wave Radio USA
    WRUR-FM 88.5 (WXXI Public Broadcasting) Rochester, NY College USA
    WDEF-FM 92.3 (Sunny 92.3) Chatanooga, TN Contemporary USA

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