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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Edwards County, Illinois. Edwards County was named for Ninian Edwards, the governor of the Illinois Territory, and, later, governor of Illinois. Edwards County is subdivided into "Road Districts", rather than "Townships" as in most Illinois counties. It is located in the southern portion of the state, which is known as "Little Egypt...
This project is part of the State of Illinois Portal. This project is for those FROM Illinois and/or their respective Counties. There are 102 counties in the state of Illinois. Most counties in Illinois were named after early American leaders, especially of the American Revolutionary War, as well as soldiers from the Battle of Tippecanoe and the War of 1812. Some are named after n...
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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Hamilton County, Illinois. Official Website Hamilton County was formed out of White County in 1821. It is named for Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary War hero and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury. On March 18, 1925, the infamous Tri-State Tornado tore across the county, destroying dozens of homes and farms in Fl...
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This project is used to relate all units from Illinois who served in the Union Army.
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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in the city of Peoria, Illinois. Official Website Overview Peoria is the county seat of Peoria County, is the largest city on the Illinois River and is the oldest European settlement in Illinois. French explorers René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle and Henri de Tonti constructed Fort Crevecoeur. This fort would later burn to ...
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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Grundy County, Illinois. Official Website Grundy County was established on February 17, 1841. It was named after U.S. Attorney General Felix Grundy (1777–1840). The county was well known for its coal mines and attracted miners from Pennsylvania and other regions to work its deposits. The Diamond Mine Disaster occurred in Grundy ...
This project is for those who were born, lived, and died in Cook County, Illinois. Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the second-most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County, California. As of 2015, the population was 5,238,216. Its county seat is Chicago, the largest city in Illinois and third-most populous city in the United States. More than ...
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Wikipedia Greenville University is a liberal arts university in Greenville, Illinois. It is affiliated with the Free Methodist Church, a church with an evangelical foundation. Greenville College was renamed Greenville University on June 1, 2017. Notable Alumni
This project is for those that were born, lived, and died in Pike County, Illinios.
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Brown County, Illinois. Official Website Brown County was formed out of Schuyler County in 1839. It is named in honor of U.S. General Jacob Brown, who defeated the British at the Battle of Sackett's Harbor in 1813. Adjacent Counties Schuyler County Cass County Morgan County Pike County Adams County Cities, Villag...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in LaSalle County, IL.
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Crawford County, Illinois. Official Website Crawford County was formed in the Illinois Territory on December 31, 1816 out of Edwards County. At the time of its formation, it encompassed about one third of the territory, but it was reduced to its present borders by 1831 as it spawned new counties. It was named in honor of William H...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Greene County, Illinois. Greene County was established in 1821 and is named in honor of General Nathanael Greene, a hero of the American Revolutionary War. Adjacent Counties Calhoun County Jersey County Pike County Macoupin County Morgan County Scott County Cities & Villages Carrollton (County Seat) Eldred...
Please add profiles for people who were born, lived or died in Clark County, Illinois. Official Website Clark County was formed in 1819 out of Crawford County. At the time of its formation, Clark County included about a third of Illinois, and extended as far north as the present state of Wisconsin. In 1821 the northern part of Clark County became part of the newly created Pike County, and t...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Ogle County, IL.
This subportal is part of the USA Portal . ILLINOIS "The Prairie State; Land of Lincoln" Illinois is a state in the midwestern region of the United States, achieving statehood in 1818. It is the 6th most populous state and 25th largest state in terms of land area, and is noted as a microcosm of the entire country. The word "Illinois" comes from a French rendering of a native Algon...
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This project is for those who were born, lived, and died in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois . The name "Chicago" is derived from a French rendering of the Native American word shikaakwa, known to botanists as Allium tricoccum, from the Miami-Illinois language. The first known reference to the site of the current city of Chicago as "Checagou" was by Robert de LaSalle around 1679 in a memoir. ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in DuPage County, Illinois. Official Website DuPage County was formed on February 9, 1839 out of Cook County. The county took its name from the DuPage River, which was, in turn, named after a French fur trapper, DuPage. The county has a high socioeconomic profile and residents of Hinsdale, Naperville and Oak Brook include some of t...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Cass County, Illinois. Official Website Cass County was formed in 1837 out of Morgan County. It was named for Lewis Cass, a general in the War of 1812, Governor of the Michigan Territory, and United States Secretary of State in 1860. Cass was serving as Andrew Jackson's Secretary of War just before the County was named. Adjacent...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Franklin County, Illinois. Official Website Franklin County was established on January 2, 1818 and formed from parts of Gallatin and White counties. It was named for Benjamin Franklin. The high levels of gas found in Franklin County's coal deposits have resulted in mining disasters and explosions over the years. Between 1905 and...
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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Naperville, Illinois. Naperville is located in DuPage and Will counties. History In July 1831, Joseph Naper arrived at the west bank of the DuPage River with his family and friends to found what would be known as Naper's Settlement. Among those original settlers were Naper's wife Almeda Landon, his brother John with wife Betsy...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Hancock County, IL.
This project is for those that were born, lived and died in Adams County, Illinois . Official Website Adams County was formed in 1825 out of Pike County . Its name is in honor of the sixth President of the United States , John Quincy Adams . When it was created, Hancock County was temporarily attached to Adams until it could organize a county government. Adams County reduced to its current ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Coles County, Illinois. History Coles County was organized on December 25, 1830 out of Clark and Edgar counties. It was named after Edward Coles, the second governor of Illinois, from 1822 to 1826. The majority of the American settlers who founded Coles County, Illinois were either from the six New England states, or were born in ...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Tazewell County, IL.
This regiment participated in the Siege of Vicksburg and the Red River Campaign. For a full roster, see:
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Gallatin County, Illinois. Gallatin county was organized in 1812. It was named for Albert Gallatin, who was then Secretary of the Treasury. It is the location of the Civil War Union Army Campsite of Camp Mather-Camp Logan. Adjacent Counties Hamilton County Hardin County Posey County, Ind. Saline County Union County, Ke...
University of Chicago The University of Chicago ( U of C , UChicago , or simply Chicago ) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, Sr. , the University of Chicago was incorporated in 1890; William Rainey Harper became the university's first president in ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Cumberland County, Illinois. Official Website Cumberland County was created on March 2, 1843, from parts of Coles County. It is named for the National Road (Cumberland Road), which was projected to run through it. Adjacent Counties Coles County Clark County Jasper County Shelby County Effingham County Cities, Vil...
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University=Northwestern University (NU) is a private research university with campuses in Evanston and Chicago in Illinois, United States, as well as Doha, Qatar. Home to twelve schools and colleges, Northwestern offers 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees.Northwestern was founded in 1851 by John Evans, for whom the City of Evanston is named, and eight other lawye...
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North American Tribes Upper Mid-West Includes the following States Illinois | Michigan | Ohio | Wisconsin Includes the Following Native American Tribes Achiligonan Algonquian Family Chippewa Chiwere Family Dakota Delaware Erie Foxes Hathawekela (Absentee Shawnee) Honniasontkeronon Hurons Illinois Iowa Iroquois Kaskaskia Kickapoo Housatonic Mahican Mascoutens Menominee Miami Mi...
Please add those who were born, lived or died in Bloomington or Normal, Illinois. Bloomington and Normal are twin cities, though Bloomington has the larger population and is the county seat. Official Website Bloomington The Bloomington area was at the edge of a large grove occupied by the Kickapoo people before the first Euro-American settlers arrived in the early 1820s. Springing from th...
Please add the profiles of anyone who was born, lived or died in McLean County, Illinois. McLean County, Illinois was formed in 1830 out of Tazewell County and named after former Illinois Sen. John McLean (D-IL) . Bloomington is the county seat. Official Web Site Cities, Towns, Unincorporated and Incorporated Communites - Past & Present: denotes County Seat Allin - Anchor - Arrows...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Warren County, IL.
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This project is for those that were born,lived, and died in Quincy,Adams County, Illinois. Adams County: Quincy:
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Fayette County, Illinois. Official Website Fayette County was formed in 1821 and was named in honor of the Marquis de LaFayette, French hero of the American Revolutionary War. Adjacent Counties Effingham County Shelby County Clay County Marion County Clinton County Bond County Montgomery County
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in DeWitt County, Illinois. The county was formed on March 1, 1839 from Macon and McLean counties. The county was named in honor of the seventh Governor of New York State, DeWitt Clinton. Adjacent Counties McLean County Piatt County Macon County Logan County Cities, Townships & Villages Barnett Clinton (County Sea...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Kankakee County, IL.
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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Effingham County, Illinois. Effingham County was formed in 1831 out of Fayette and Crawford counties. It may have been named after Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham, who resigned his commission as general in the British army in 1775, refusing to serve in the war against the Colonies. The name is Anglo-Saxon for "Effa's house". Ne...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Douglas County, Illinois. Douglas County was formed in 1859 out of Coles County. It was named for Stephen A. Douglas, who was elected to the United States Senate in 1858, following the Lincoln-Douglas Debates. Adjacent Counties Champaign County Vermilion County Edgar County Piatt County Coles County Moultrie County ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Moultrie County, IL.
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Edgar County, Illinois. Official Website Edgar County was formed out of Clark County in 1823. It was named for John Edgar, an Irish-born officer in the Royal Navy who resigned rather than fight against the Americans in the Revolutionary War. Adjacent Counties Clark County Vigo County, Ind. Coles County Douglas County ...
Wikipedia Eastern Illinois University is a state university located in Charleston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1895 as the Eastern Illinois State Normal School, a teacher's college offering a two-year degree, Eastern Illinois University gradually expanded into a comprehensive university with a broad curriculum, including Baccalaureate and Master's degrees in education, business, a...
The oldest Jewish community outside of Chicago is Peoria, where the first Jews arrived in 1847. Abraham Jones was Illinois first Jewish legislator, elected in 1842. A benevolent society was organized in 1852 and the first congregation, Anshai Emeth, was formed in 1859." Rabbi Benjamin Moses Frankel, raised in Peoria, was the founder of the world's first Hillel, at the University of Illinois, ...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Champaign County, Illinois. Official Website Champaign County was organized in 1833, having been previously a part of Vermilion County. The county and county seat were named for Champaign County, Ohio and Urbana, Ohio respectively, the homeplace of the Illinois legislator who sponsored the bill to create the county. The developme...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Whiteside County, IL.
Siia projekti kogume kõik eestlased kes on Chicagos või selle ümbruses elanud mõnda aega, tegutsenud eesti organisatsioonides ja osalenud eestipärastel üritustel. Nende hulgas: Chicago Eesti Maja (Estonian House of Chicago) Chicago Eesti Selts Põhja Illinois Eestlaste Koondis EELK Chicago Esimene Kogudus EELK Chicago Pauluse Kogudus Kesk - Lääne Eesti Noorte Koondis (KLENK) Chicag...
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Please add those who were born, lived or died in Rock Island County, Illinois.
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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Rockford, Illinois. Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County and lies on the Rock River. History Rockford traces its roots to 1834, as the combined settlements of Midway were founded on both banks of the Rock River. On the west bank, Germanicus Kent and Thatcher Blake (with his slave Lewis Lemon) founded Kentville; the ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Winnebago County, IL.
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in DeKalb County, Illinois. Official Website Overview DeKalb County was formed on 4 March 1837, out of Kane County, Illinois. The County was named for Johann de Kalb, a German (Bavarian) hero of the American Revolutionary War. DeKalb County's area is approximately 632.7 square miles, located 63 miles west of Chicago. Between 1834...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Randolph County, IL.
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Boone County, Illinois. History Boone County was formed in 1837 out of Winnebago County. It was named for Kentucky frontiersman Daniel Boone . The first non-Native American settlers arrived in what is now Boone County in 1835. They arrived as a result of the end of the Black Hawk War as well as the completion of the Erie Canal. Th...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Woodford County, IL.
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Please add profiles of people who were born, lived or died in Calhoun County, Illinois. Official Website History Calhoun County was settled by Americans during the very early 19th century, and officially organized in 1825. It was named for Vice President John C. Calhoun, in addition to the Calhoun family that was prominent in the area at the time. The southern side of the county, covered ...
Please add people who were born, lived or died in Jersey County, IL.
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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Bureau County, Illinois. History Bureau County was created from a portion of Putnam County in 1837. It is named for brothers Michel and Pierre Bureau, French Canadians who ran a trading post from 1776 until the 1780s near the conjunction of Big Bureau Creek with Illinois River. Their actual surname most likely was Belleau, but the...
Wikipedia Chicago-Kent College of Law is a law school affiliated with Illinois Institute of Technology. It is the second oldest law school in the state of Illinois. Its trial advocacy program is ranked in 2015 by U.S. News and World Report as the fourth best program in the country. According to Chicago-Kent's 2014 American Bar Association-required disclosures, 85% of the 2014 class secured a ...
Official Website Augustana College is a private liberal arts college in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. The college enrolls approximately 2,500 students. Covering 115 acres (46.5 ha) of hilly, wooded land, Augustana is adjacent to the Mississippi River. Notable Alumni
Wikipedia The Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery covers 982 acres in Elwood, Illinois . It is located approximately 50 miles southwest of Chicago, Illinois . Find a Grave
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Clinton County, Illinois. Official Website In 1805, prior to the establishment of the county, the territorial government established a post road from its capital (Vincennes, Indiana) to St. Louis, Missouri, passing through the county. In 1808 a wagon road was laid out through the future Clinton County. It extended from the Goshen ...
This is an umbrella project for all projects related to Jews from Illinois . Subproject: Jews of Chicago Virtual Jewish World: llinois, United States The first known permanent Jewish resident was John Hays , grandson of an early New York Jew, who settled in Cahokia in 1793. Farmer, trader, and soldier, Hays served as the county's postmaster until 1798, when he was appointed sheriff. The o...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Clay County, Illinois. Its name is in honor of Henry Clay, famous American statesman, member of the United States Senate from Kentucky and United States Secretary of State in the 19th century. Clay was an unsuccessful candidate for president in the year the County was named. Adjacent Counties Jasper County Richland County ...