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Illinois
Illinois State in n central USA, on the e bank of the Mississippi River; the capital is Springfield. Illinois was explored first by the French in 1673. Ceded to the British in 1763, it was occupied by American troops during the American Revolution. Illinois became a state of the Union in 1818. The... Read more |
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University of Illinois
University of Illinois main campus at Urbana-Champaign; land-grant with state and federal support; coeducational; chartered 1867, opened 1868 as Illinois Industrial Univ., renamed 1885. It pioneered in vocational education. In 1946 the university began a two-year undergraduate program at Chicago,... Read more |
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Illinois Central Corp
Illinois Central Corporation 455 North Cityfront Plaza DriveChicago, Illinois 60611U.S.A.(312) 755-7500Fax: (312) 755-7920 Public CompanyIncorporated: 1851Employees: 3,300Sales: $.56 millionStock Exchanges: New YorkSICs: 4011 Railroads Read more |
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John Cusack
CUSACK, John Nationality:American. Born:Evanston, Illinois, 28 June 1966. Education:Trained for the stage with Byrne and Joyce Piven at the Piven Theatre Workshop, Chicago. Career:Writer and director of musicals for Evanston Township High School;... Read more |
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Charles LeMaire
LeMAIRE, Charles Costume Designer. Nationality:American. Born:Chicago, Illinois c. 1897. Family:Married. Career:Vaudeville actor; designer for Andre-Sherri, New York; then designed for many Broadway shows in the 1920s; 1943–49—designer,... Read more |
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Montgomery Ward Co. Inc
Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated Montgomery Ward PlazaChicago, Illinois 60671U.S.A.(312) 467-2000Fax: (312) 467-3975Web site: http://www.mward.com Private CompanyIncorporated: 1889Employees: 60,000Sales: $6.62 billion (1996)SICs: 5311 Department Stores; 5722 Household Appliance... Read more |
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Samson Raphaelson
RAPHAELSON, Samson Writer. Nationality:American. Born:New York City, 30 March 1896. Education:Attended Lewis Institute, Chicago; University of Illinois, Urbana, B.A., 1917. Family:Married 1) Raina (Raphaelson), 1918 (divorced); 2) Dorothy Wegman,... Read more |
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Geraldine Page
PAGE, Geraldine Nationality:American. Born:Kirksville, Missouri, 22 November 1924. Education:Attended the Goodman Theatre Dramatic School, Chicago; also studied acting with Uta Hagen. Family:Married 1) Alexander Schneider, 1956 (divorced); 2) the ... Read more |
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Frank Rattray Lillie
Lillie, Frank Rattray (b. Toronto, Canada, 27 June 1870; d. Chicago, Illinois, 5 November 1947) embryology, zoology, Lillie Read more |
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Inland Steel Industries Inc
Inland Steel Industries, Inc. 30 West Monroe StreetChicago, Illinois 60603U.S.A.(312) 346 Read more |
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