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Arthur is a village in Douglas and Moultrie counties in Illinois, with Arthur's primary street, Vine Street, being the county line. The population was 2,231 at the 2020 census. [ 3 ] The Arthur area is home to the largest and oldest Amish community in Illinois, [ 4 ] which was founded in the 1860s.
The Mercer County Fairgrounds, located on 12th Avenue SW in Aledo, are the home of the annual county fair in Mercer County, Illinois.The fairgrounds were established in 1869 when the fair moved to Aledo; from its creation in 1853 until then, it had taken place in Millersburg.
April 1 – Tornado outbreak of March 31 – April 1, 2023: The toll from a tornado outbreak rises to 32 people dead and at least 90 injuries, especially in the states of Arkansas and Illinois. [3] May 1 – At least six people are killed and 30 others are injured in Illinois after a dust storm causes a crash involving 70 to 90 vehicles on ...
Otto Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census [update] , its population was 2,582 and it contained 937 housing units. [ 2 ] It was formed from portions of Aroma and Limestone townships on December 11, 1855 as Carthage Township; its name was changed to Otto Township on March 11, 1857.
Otto Roth [1] opened The Blackhawk on December 27, 1920, at 139 N. Wabash. [2] In September 1926, The Blackhawk began featuring a dance orchestra, Carlton Coon-Joe Sanders and their Kansas City Nighthawks. In addition to providing dance music for the local diners, the music from the Blackhawk was broadcast nationally as "Live! From the Blackhawk!"
Arthur William "Otto" Krueger (September 17, 1876 – February 20, 1961) was a Major League Baseball player. Krueger played from 1899 to 1905 with several teams. He batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in St. Louis, Missouri.
The 1921 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1921 Big Ten Conference football season. In their ninth season under head coach Robert Zuppke , the Illini compiled a 3–4 record and finished in a tie for eighth place in the Big Ten Conference . [ 1 ]
Otto K. Eitel was the second child of Karl Eitel (1871-1954) and his first wife Marie Louise Eitel née Boldenweck (1875–1913). His father emigrated at age 20 from Stuttgart in Germany to Chicago, founded there with his brother Emil Eitel the Bismarck Hotel Co., to which belonged the Bismarck Hotel and the large beer garden Marigold Gardens.