Illinois History

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Illinois population sees an increase
Bring in Women’s History Month by Celebrating Chicago Native Gwendolyn Brooks
Making memories at Metro East museum
Did You Know: Illinois is home to a one-of-a-kind fossil
National Youth Confidence Day
Illinois awarded the 2021 Historic Preservation Award
International Women’s Day 2020
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Eureka! Celebrating Illinois inventors
MLK’s Legacy of Fair Housing in Chicago
ILI turns five! A look back on our most popular stories
Founder of Chicago: Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable
TBT: Illinois' Northwest Expressway renamed after President John F. Kennedy
Did you know? The zipper was invented in Chicago by Talon Zipper
Illinois' Famous Red Cross Nurse, Helen Scott Hay passed away today in 1932
Did you know? Lincoln, 'Long Nine' moved capital to Springfield
Throwback Thursday: The incorporation of the Boy Scouts of America by an Illinois resident