Illinois — • One of the United States of America, bounded on the north by Wisconsin, on the west by the Mississippi, which separates it from Iowa and Missouri, on the south by the confluent waters of the Mississippi and the Ohio, which separate it from… … Catholic encyclopedia
Illinois Route 22 — infobox Illinois state route article route = 22 length mi = 19.70 length round = 2 length ref = cite web |author=Illinois Technology Transfer Center |url=http://www.dot.state.il.us/gist2/select.html |title=T2 GIS Data |accessdate=2007 11 08 |date … Wikipedia
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy — Infobox Secondary school name = Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy motto = The world’s leading teaching and learning laboratory for imagination and inquiry established = 1985 type = Public Boarding School president = Glenn (Max) McGee… … Wikipedia
Half-staff — or half mast describes a flag flying approximately halfway up a flagpole or ship s mast (though anywhere from one third to two thirds of the way up is acceptable, but see below). This is done in many countries as a symbol of respect, mourning, or … Wikipedia
Illinois campaign — Part of the American Revolutionary War The Fall of Fort Sackville, Frederick C. Yohn, 1923 … Wikipedia
Illinois — This article is about the U.S. state of Illinois. For other uses, see Illinois (disambiguation). State of Illinois … Wikipedia
Illinois — /il euh noy , noyz /, n. 1. a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 11,418,461; 56,400 sq. mi. (146,075 sq. km). Cap.: Springfield. Abbr.: IL (for use with zip code), Ill. 2. a river flowing SW from NE Illinois to the… … Universalium
Illinois Country — The Illinois Country ( fr. Pays des Illinois) was the name used in the 17th century and afterwards to refer to an undefined region centered around present day southwest Illinois that was explored and settled by the French beginning in 1673, when… … Wikipedia
Illinois' 1st congressional district — Infobox U.S. congressional district state = Illinois district number = 1 image caption = The 1st congressional district of Illinois since 2003 representative = Bobby Rush party = Democratic english area = 97.84 metric area = 253.41 percent urban … Wikipedia
Illinois Senate — The Illinois Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the state of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. The Illinois… … Wikipedia
