Say Hello To Illinois - WiP
- 1. Sayhello toIllinois!By Karol Kazimierski
- 2. Beginings of thestateIllinois was „discovered” by French explorers – Jacquess Marquette & Louis Jolliet – in 1673, and was part of theFrench empire, until 1763.Then Illinois passed to British, which, cededit to newUnitedStates in 1783, andbecame part of NorthwestTerritory.On Febuary 3, 1809 the Illinois Territory was created. And finaly, on December 3, 1818, Illinois becamethe 21st U.S State. Aproximatestatearea in 1718Territorial map from 1778State map from 1818
- 3. Illinois Indian TribesTheorginalinhabitants of areathatisnow Illinois Included:Illinitribe
- 7. Miami tribe
- 10. Ottawa tribe
- 11. Potawatomitribe
- 12. SacandFoxtribe
- 13. WyandottribeAh-tee-wat-o-mee, a KickapoowomanPah-me-cow-ee-tah, a Peoria Illinois chiefKee-o-Kuk, a Sauk chiefName Illinois was takenfromIllini, and in Algonquinlanguangemeans „tribe of superior men”.In presentdays, thereare no Indiantreservations on territory of Illinois, and as a consequence of Indian RemovalAct, in 1830 Illiniwererelocated.Theycheflyreside in Ottawa Country, Oklahoma, as thePeoriaTribe of Inidans of Oklahoma.
- 16. Polonia in IllinoisAccording to the 2000 United States Consensus, Illinois is on second place with total number of Polish Americans of 932,996.PolishAmericancommunitiesin Illinois:Algonquin
- 18. Brookfield
- 19. Burbank (25.8%)
- 20. Calumet City
- 21. Chicago
- 22. ArcherHeights
- 23. Avondale
- 24. Jackowo
- 25. Wacławowo
- 26. BelmontCragin
- 27. ForestGlen
- 28. Hegewisch
- 29. Jefferson Park
- 30. LoganSquare
- 32. PortageTown
- 33. WestTown
- 34. Chicago Heights
- 35. Cicero
- 36. Des Plaines
- 37. DuBois
- 42. Joliet
- 43. Justice (21.6%)
- 44. Lemont (25.5%)
- 46. Lyons
- 47. Naperville
- 48. Niles (22%)
- 49. Norridge (29.2%)
- 50. OakLawn
- 51. Park Ridge
- 52. Posen (21.4%)