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The Supreme Court decision in Illinois Central Railroad v. Illinois, 146 U.S. 387 (1892), reaffirmed that each state in its sovereign capacity holds title to all submerged lands within its borders and holds these lands in public trust. [1] This is a foundational case for the public trust doctrine. The Supreme Court held a four to three split ...
The 2005 Class A state title resulted in the only forfeiture of a state boys basketball title in Illinois history. The title game resulted in a victory for Chicago's Hales Franciscan High School over Winnebago. It was the second year in a row Winnebago had lost in the final game, and was the second time in three years that Hales Franciscan had won.
The Democratic Party of Illinois is run by a Democratic State Central Committee of 34 members, two from each of the state's 17 congressional districts. The Central Committee has four officers: a chairman, a vice-chair, a secretary, and a treasurer. Calvin Sutker of Skokie served as state party chairman until 1986 when he lost his committeeman ...
Illinois State Capitol. / 39.79833°N 89.65472°W / 39.79833; -89.65472. The Illinois State Capitol, located in Springfield, Illinois, houses the legislative and executive branches of the government of the U.S. state of Illinois. The current building is the sixth to serve as the capitol building since Illinois was admitted to the United ...
Department of CorrectionsIDOC. The Illinois Department of Corrections ( IDOC) is the code department [1] [2] of the Illinois state government that operates the adult state prison system. The IDOC is led by a director appointed by the Governor of Illinois, [3] and its headquarters are in Springfield. [4]
"Illinois" 5 ILCS 460/35 1925: Tartan Illinois Saint Andrew Society Tartan 5 ILCS 460/95 2012: Theatre The Great American People Show: 5 ILCS 460/70 1995: Tree: White oak (Quercus alba) (replaced "Native Oak" adopted in 1908) 5 ILCS 460/40 1973: Vegetable: Sweet corn: 5 ILCS 460/56 2015: Wildflower: Milkweed (Asclepias spp.) 5 ILCS 460/43 2017
Kent State departed for the GLCHL at the conclusion of the 2011–12 season. Indiana University rejoined the Great Midwest Hockey League (GMHL) in the 2014–15 season to once again compete at the Division II level. During the 2019–20 season, Robert Morris Illinois merged with erstwhile non-hockey Roosevelt University.
The flag of the state of Illinois consists of the seal of Illinois on a white background, with the word "Illinois" underneath the seal. The present seal was adopted in 1869, the flag bearing the central elements of the seal was adopted in 1915, and the word Illinois was added to the flag in 1970. In a 2001 survey by the North American ...