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Many presidential libraries include archives. Many large organizations such as universities, corporations, newspapers, and so on maintain archives consisting of the papers and records which have been created during the course of the organization's life.
Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff John Harris Arrested on Federal Corruption Charges Department of Justice, December 9, 2008, press release; United States District Court: United States of America v. Rod R. Blagojevich and John Harris, December 9, 2008, copy of 76-page complaint (text version) People of the State of Illinois v.
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Kankakee Valley Park District has 37 parks, comprising a total of 600 acres (2.4 km 2). Facilities include an indoor ice skating rink, a recreation center, dog park, campground and a 72 boat slip marina on the Kankakee River. Fishing is plentiful as the district has 13 riverfront parks as well as a 5-acre (2.0 ha) stocked quarry.
Jesse W. Fell donated sixty-four acres, valued at $10,000, and more land was purchased. [26] Livingston County issued $50,000 in bonds. The town of Pontiac added another $25,000 in bonds, and the first buildings were constructed. [27] In 1892, this facility became the Illinois State Reformatory and is now the Pontiac Correctional Center.
[6] [7] The Potawatomi Trail of Death passed through the city in 1838. Post No. 1 of the Grand Army of the Republic was founded by Civil War veterans in Decatur on April 6, 1866. Decatur was the first home in Illinois of Abraham Lincoln, who settled just west of Decatur with his family in 1830.
East Main Street circa 1910 Elks' Club, YMCA, Carnegie Library (now museum) circa 1920. The area that is now Danville was once home to the Miami, Kickapoo, and Potawatomi tribes of Native Americans. [5] [6] Danville was founded in 1827 on 60 acres (240,000 m 2) of land donated by Guy W. Smith and 20 acres (81,000 m 2) donated by Dan W. Beckwith ...
Olney (/ ˈ ɔː l n i / AWL-nee) is the county seat in Richland County, Illinois. [ 3 ] : 5 [ 4 ] The population was 9,115 at the time of the 2010 census. History