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The event was a financial success which attracted prominent entertainers and groups, many of whom also played the Illinois State Fair; the fair consequently became known as Illinois' "little State Fair" or "second State Fair". [3] Du Quoin State Fairgrounds has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 1990.
Naval Station Great Lakes is the largest military installation in Illinois and the largest training station in the Navy. The base has 1,153 buildings situated on 1,628 acres (6.59 km 2 ) and has 69 mi (111 km) of roadway to provide access to the base's facilities.
See who won new titles and awards at the annual Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs convention, held this past weekend in Springfield. County fair queens, others receive honors, titles at ...
Shields Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census , its population was 39,062. [ 2 ] The Naval Station Great Lakes is located in this township.
Grayslake is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States.The village's population at the 2020 census was 21,248. [3] It is located in the Chicago metropolitan area, about 40 miles (64 km) north of Chicago's downtown, 14 miles (23 km) west of Lake Michigan, and 15 miles (24 km) south of the Wisconsin border.
In August, the city is the site of the Illinois State Fair at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Although not born in Springfield, Lincoln is the city's most famous resident. He lived there for 24 years. [16] The only home he ever owned is open to the public, seven days a week, free of charge, and operated by the National Park Service. [16]
Piano-making was a major industry in St. Charles in the first three decades of the 20th century. The arrival of the Chicago Great Western Railway enabled The Cable Co., one of the country's largest producers of pianos and reed organs, to build a factory on 11 acres (4.5 hectares) of land at 410 South 1st Street in 1901. [21]
The Great Lakes Bat Festival was an annual two-day event that started in 2002 and began in the Great Lakes region. [1] The festival later expanded to different state divisions, which included the Illinois Bat Festival, [2] the Indiana State University Bat Festival, [3] [4] [5] the Minnesota Bat Festival, [6] and the Wisconsin Bat Festival. [3]