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City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity. [1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth" [2] are also believed to have economic value. [1]
Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.
"State sovereignty, national union" 5 ILCS 460/5 [notes 2] 1818 [6] Nickname "The Prairie State" Traditional [3] Pet: Shelter dogs and shelter cats: 5 ILCS 460/47 2017 [1] Pie: Pumpkin pie: 5 ILCS 460/100 2016 [1] Prairie grass: Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) 5 ILCS 460/55 1989 [3] Reptile: Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) 5 ILCS 460/90 ...
These days, mental images of Illinois might be laden with Chicago skyscrapers, but when the first settlers arrived to the state, they were met with vast prairies, hence the nickname, "The Prairie ...
The awards honor academic excellence or progress in narrowing achievement gaps. 20 Illinois schools win National Blue Ribbon awards, including 1 in St. Clair County Skip to main content
The Monarch Award: Illinois' K-3 Readers' Choice Award was established in 2003 by the Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA) to help Kindergarten through 3rd grade readers become familiar with books, illustrators and authors; encourage children to read critically; and to develop a statewide awareness of outstanding literature for children.
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School districts that have schools identified as persistently lowest-achieving apply to the state department of education to obtain School Improvement Grants. As part of their grant application, districts must identify which of the four intervention models (i.e., turnaround, restart, closure, or transformation) they intend to implement in each ...