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  2. Morton, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Jay Ackerman, Illinois state representative and pumpkin farmer [12] David Burritt, businessman; CEO of U.S. Steel; Derek Grimm, basketball player, University of Missouri Tigers men's basketball player, played in the NBA for the Sacramento Kings. Dave Kindred, American sportswriter.

  3. Eureka, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Eureka had styled itself the "pumpkin capital of the world" until its pumpkin-processing plant moved to nearby Morton, Illinois. The Reagan Museum and Peace Garden at Eureka College is a top tourist attraction in the community, especially after the 2010-2011 renovation of the Museum and of the Reagan special collection section at Melick Library ...

  4. List of city nicknames in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Moline – Plow Capital of the World [8] Monmouth – The Maple City [46] Morton – Pumpkin Capital of the World [47] Naperville – Naperthrill [48] The Dirty Six-Thirty [5] Olney – Home of the White Squirrels [49] Park Ridge – Home of the Hawks [50] Pana – City of Roses [51] Pekin. Celestial City [52] Marigold Capital of the World [53]

  5. Life is 'gourd' in Pumpkintown USA - AOL

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    Morton, Illinois, a sleepy hollow outside Peoria, calls itself the ‘Pumpkin Capital of the World’ and has the patches to prove it.

  6. Iris Eppley: Tis the month to celebrate everything pumpkin - AOL

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    Illinois is the top producer of pumpkins in the U.S. Morton, Illinois, claims to be the pumpkin capital because 99% of the world's canned pumpkin is produced in Morton. Oct. 26 is National Pumpkin ...

  7. Caprock Chronicles: Plotting the Past of the Pumpkin ... - AOL

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    Caprock Chronicles: Plotting the Past of the Pumpkin Patches of Pumpkin Capital USA

  8. List of Illinois state symbols - Wikipedia

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    "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 ...

  9. Illinois State University - Wikipedia

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    The Illinois State University Alumni Center, located at 1101 N. Main in Normal, is designed to serve over 215,000 alumni of Illinois State University, as well as current students, faculty/staff, and the Bloomington/Normal community.