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Mansfield was originally incorporated around 1870. [3] The village may have been named for John Mansfield, an officer in the Civil War. [4] Other sources suggest Mansfield was named after a number of other unrelated men named Mansfield, including Jared Mansfield, an early American surveyor, or J.L. Mansfield, a local philanthropist.
Illinois is divided into 17 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. The majority of Illinois' districts are located in the Chicago area. The Illinois General Assembly has the primary responsibility of redrawing congressional district lines following each decennial census .
Illinois Wesleyan is an independent, residential university with an approximate enrollment of 1,527. [6] It offers over 42 majors, minors and programs. [7]Its most popular majors, based on number out of 381 graduates in 2022, were: [8]
The News-Gazette is a daily newspaper serving eleven counties in the eastern portion of Central Illinois and specifically the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area.Since November 2019 it is published daily Tuesday through Sunday.
Gun laws in Illinois regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of Illinois in the United States. [1] [2] To legally possess firearms or ammunition, Illinois residents must have a Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card, which is issued by the Illinois State Police on a shall-issue basis. Non-residents who ...
Michael Joseph Madigan (born April 19, 1942) is an American politician who is the former speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. [1] He was the longest-serving leader of any state or federal legislative body in the history of the United States, having held the position for all but two years from 1983 to 2021. [2]
In December, 1969, Paul Osborne purchased the newspaper from Dr. V.W. Powell [3] who had founded it one year earlier. [4] [5] It is a member of the Illinois Press Association and the Southern Illinois Editorial Association.
La Harpe is located in northeastern Hancock County at 4] south of the South Branch La Moine Illinois Route 9 passes through the city as its Main Street, leading east 25 miles (40 km) to Bushnell and west 13 miles (21 km) to Dallas City on the Mississippi River.