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Hawaii resident Islander, [21] Kamaʻāina. The Associated Press Stylebook restricts use of "Hawaiian" to people of Native Hawaiian descent. [22] Hawaiian: Kamaʻāina Idaho: Idahoan Illinois: Illinoisan Illinoisian, Illinoian, Flatlander, [23] Sucker, Sand-hiller, Egyptian [24] Indiana: Hoosier
Also extended to fans of the state's National Football League team, the Green Bay Packers. This term is widely used disparagingly by people from Illinois, a bordering state and frequent sports rival, although many Wisconsin sports fans embrace this name by donning large triangular blocks of ersatz cheese on their heads during sporting events. [11]
Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a tab le 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.
Illinois – As of 2021, the state has 1.76 million people of full or partial Mexican ancestry (13.9% of the state population) [181] Chicago metropolitan area – As of 2021, nearly 1.69 million people or 17.8% of the metro population [ 182 ] (which includes Racine and Kenosha counties in Wisconsin and Lake and Porter counties in Indiana).
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Tuesday the Dignity in Pay Act, which implements a 5-year plan to phase out subminimum wage authorizations in Illinois for people with disabilities.
ISO 3166-2, International Organization for Standardization - ISO 3166 Codes Mexico. ISO 3166 Country Codes, International Organization for Standardization. Accessed on line October 21, 2007. States of Mexico, statoids.com. Last updated April 23, 2007; accessed on line October 21, 2007.
Overall since 2020, Illinois has lost 111,656 residents. A poll by NPR Illinois and the University of Illinois in 2019 found that 61% of residents thought about moving out of state in 2019, citing ...
CHICAGO (WMBD) — Some Illinois residents will be able to skip the lines at the Department of Motor Vehicles. It’s all possible by machines the Secretary of State is calling Fast-Lane kiosks.