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Pritzker was born in Palo Alto, California, on January 19, 1965.He is the son of Donald Pritzker and Sue Pritzker (née Sandel). [10] [2] A member of the Pritzker family, a Jewish family of Ukrainian descent [11] prominent in business and philanthropy during the late 20th century, [12] [13] Pritzker is named after both of his paternal uncles, Jay Pritzker and Robert Pritzker. [14]
The name Illiniwek has also been said to mean 'tribe of superior men', [18] which is a false etymology. The name Illinois derives from the Miami-Illinois verb irenwe·wa 'he speaks the regular way'. This was taken into the Ojibwe language, perhaps in the Ottawa dialect, and modified into ilinwe· (pluralized as ilinwe·k).
Troy is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States.The population was 10,960 at the 2020 census, [3] up from 9,888 in 2010. Troy is part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Quad Cities had a population of 384,324 in 2020. The city is the ninth-most populous in Illinois outside the Chicago metropolitan area. Moline was established in 1843. The name derives from the French moulin meaning "mill [town]". [4]
The history of Peoria, Illinois began when French explorers constructed Fort Crevecoeur in 1680. The County of Peoria was organized in 1825, the town in 1835, and Peoria was incorporated as a city in 1845. During the Industrial Revolution, coal mining, steamboat, and railroad businesses flourished in Peoria. [1]
Madison is located in southwestern Madison County at (38.683700, -90.151047 The central city area is bordered by Granite City to the north and Venice to the southwest. . However, the Madison city limits now extend 3 miles (5 km) south, 4 miles (6 km) east, and 8 miles (13 km) north of the city center, so that it is also bordered by Hartford to the extreme north, Pontoon Beach to the east ...
Springfield is the capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois and the seat of Sangamon County.The city's population was 114,394 at the 2020 census, which makes it the state's seventh-most populous city, [10] the second-most populous outside of the Chicago metropolitan area (after Rockford), and the most populous in Central Illinois.
Dixon is a city and the county seat of Lee County, Illinois, United States. [2] The population was 15,274 as of the 2020 census. The city is named after founder John Dixon, who operated a rope ferry service across the Rock River, which runs through the city. [3]