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Gallatin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 4,946, making it the third-least populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Shawneetown. [1] It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as Little Egypt.
Putnam County is the least extensive county in the U.S. state of Illinois.According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 5,637. [1] The county seat is Hennepin. [2] The county was formed in 1825 out of Fulton County and named after Israel Putnam, [3] who was a general in the American Revolution.
Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 16,179. [1] Its county seat is Fairfield. [2] It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as "Little Egypt".
Hermosa is one of 77 designated Chicago community areas and is located on the northwest side of Chicago, Illinois. The Hermosa community area contains the Kelvyn Park and Hermosa neighborhoods. The area includes the birthplace of Walt Disney and is the former headquarters of the Schwinn Bicycle Company. [2]
Located directly east of St. Louis, the county is part of the Metro East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area in southern Illinois. As of the 2020 United States census, St. Clair County had a population of 257,400, making it the third most populous county in Illinois outside the Chicago metropolitan area.
DeKalb County is credited with being the birthplace of the Farm Bureau movement. DeKalb County is the 2nd largest hog producing county in Illinois and the 66th largest in the nation. Education has played an important role in the area: Northern Illinois University is located in DeKalb and Kishwaukee College is located in Malta.
Galena is the largest city in and the county seat of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. [7] It had a population of 3,308 at the 2020 census. [6] A 581-acre (235 ha) section of the city is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Galena Historic District.
Frank P. Sadler (1872–1931), Illinois state senator and lawyer, lived on a farm near Grove City. John Wesley Fribley (1906–2002), state senate (1934–1952), born in Pana; Yvonne Craig (1937–2015) was born in Taylorville, Illinois. American actress renowned for her role as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl in the 1960s television series Batman.