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LaSalle County, Illinois, is one of the few counties in the United States to border as many as nine counties. Illinois has two such counties, with Pike County being the other. Many of the residents of LaSalle County live in cities and towns along the Illinois River. It is the main population core, with some exceptions, including Streator to the ...
Governor of Illinois: Rahm Emanuel: Nov 29, 1959: Former mayor of Chicago, White House Chief of Staff, US congressman Lives in Chicago Thomas R. Fitzgerald: Jul 10, 1941: Nov 1, 2015: Retired chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court: Born in Chicago [137] Betty Ford: Apr 8, 1918: Jul 8, 2011: U.S. First Lady; wife of Gerald Ford: Born in ...
Julie Moore Wolfe serves as the current mayor of Decatur. Moore Wolfe was appointed unanimously by the Decatur City Council following the death of Mayor Mike McElroy. [84] She is the first female to be mayor of Decatur. Moore Wolfe, who had been appointed mayor pro tem in May 2015, became acting mayor after McElroy died on July 17, 2015. [85]
A gift shop provided books and funeral-related gifts, including coffin-shaped keychains and chocolates. It was closed in March 2009 due to poor attendance and handling of the museum's trust fund. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The contents of the collection were transferred to the Kibbe Hancock Heritage Museum in Carthage, Illinois , in February 2011.
East Nelson Township is located in Moultrie County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,055 and it contained 396 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,055 and it contained 396 housing units.
Jack Hoffman ran for a long touchdown at the Nebraska spring game in 2013 when he was just 7 years old in an iconic heartfelt moment.
Nelson Township is located in Lee County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 874 and it contained 439 housing units. [ 2 ] Nelson Township was formed from Dixon Township on February 28, 1860.
Dan Wolf (1945 – July 2022) was a Holocaust survivor and third generation owner of the Bagel, a Jewish deli in Chicago.Founded in the early 1950s, his first job there was typing up the menus when he was seven years old because he was the only family member who was fluent in English.