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Calhoun, Illinois was. Calhoun, California was named after Calhoun, Illinois, somewhat ironically.
Indiana or Illinois, actually Illinois was named after the Illini tribe
Illinois got its name from a tribe called Illiniwek.The state of Illinois was named after the Illinois River. The river was named by French explorer Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle in 1679 after the Indians he found living along the banks. Illinois is the French spelling for the Illinois and Peoria Indian word "iliniwok," meaning men or warriors and perhaps referring to members of the Illinois tribe.The state of Illinois was named after the Illinois River. The river was named by French explorer Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle in 1679 after the Indians he found living along the banks.Illinois is the French spelling for the Illinois and Peoria Indian word "iliniwok," meaning men or warriors and perhaps referring to members of the Illinois tribe.
The Illini Indian tribes were in southern Illinois. The French settlers named the area after the tribe that welcomed them.
The Victorian Age or Era was named after Queen Victoria of England.
There is an Illinois highway named after her: the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway.
There is no town in Illinois named Arena.
Illinois Labor History Society was created in 1969.
The web address of the Illinois Labor History Society is: http://illinoislaborhistory.com
Calhoun, Illinois was. Calhoun, California was named after Calhoun, Illinois, somewhat ironically.
The phone number of the Illinois Labor History Society is: 312-663-4107.
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John Moses has written: 'Illinois, historical and statistical' -- subject(s): History, J.591(Illinois), F.5s(Illinois), J.59l065(Illinois), Ch J.91 '... History of chicago, Illinois' -- subject(s): Biography, History
Illinois's name comes from the Illiniwek Indians and means "the people"
From the Cook County (Illinois) Board of Commissioner's web site. http://www.co.cook.il.us/secretary/HomePage_Links/about_the_cook_county_board_of_c.htm "It was the 54th county established in Illinois (on January 15, 1831) and was named after Daniel Pope Cook, one of the earliest and youngest statesmen in Illinois history."
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