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Illinois (pronounced or "ill-i-NOY") is the 21st U.S. state and is located in the Midwest region of the United States of America. The state is known for its large and diverse population, its balance of rural areas, small industrial cities, vast suburbs and great metropolis, its highly diverse economic base, and its central location that has made it a transportation hub for 150 years. It is this mixture of factory and farm, of urban and rural that makes Illinois a microcosm of the nation.
About 2000 Native American hunters inhabited the area at the time of the American Revolution, and by a small number of French villagers. American settlers began arriving from Kentucky in the 1810s; they achieved statehood in 1818. Yankees arrived a little later and dominated the north, creating the metropolis of Chicago in the 1830s. The coming of the railroads in the 1850s made highly profitable the rich prairie farmlands in central Illinois, attracting large numbers of immigrant farmers from Germany and Sweden. Northern Illinois, strongly Republican, provided major support for Illinoisans Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War. By 1900, factories were being rapidly built in the northern cities, along with coal mines in central and southern areas, attracting large numbers of immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe. Illinois was a major arsenal in both world wars; large numbers of blacks left the cotton fields of the South to come to Chicago, where they developed a famous jazz culture.
The state is named for the Illinois River which was named by French explorers after the indigenous Illiniwek people, a consortium of Algonquian tribes that thrived in the area. The word Illiniwek means "tribe of superior men."State of Illinois. Illinois Symbols. Accessed on April 20, 2006
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Chicago Defender - History of Fight for Housing Project Told - Article transcribed from microform by Wendy Plotkin, a Ph.D. candidate in history at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Discusses the plans and background for a low-cost housing project for the south side of Chicago.
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Chicago's Public Housing Projects - Essay from The Economist. Describes some of the problems that arose from the concentration of many low-income housing units in one area.
Metropolitan Tenants Organization - Coalition of community organizations and individuals dedicated to safe, decent affordable housing for all. The MTO operates a tenants rights hotline, train community-based organizations, organize buildings and participate in affordable housing advocacy campaigns.
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NPR : New Low-Rise Communities for High-Rise Chicago - The story of Jeanine Ingram, a Chicago resident who relocated to a new home as part of the city housing authority's 'Plan for Transformation.' Under the plan, Chicago is tearing down old high-rise projects in favor of low-rise communities. [7:38 streaming audio broadcast.]
Meta Description: [ Producers Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister present this story of Jeanne Ingram, a Chicago resident who relocated to a new home as part of the city housing authority's Plan for Transformation. Under the plan, Chicago is tearing down old high-rise projects in favor of low-rise communities. ]
Socialistworker.org - Kicked out of Chicago public housing - A criticism of the projected results of the Chicago Housing Authority’s (CHA) Plan for Transformation.
To Walk in My Shoes - Author writes about a life in Cabrini Green.
View From The Ground, The - A web, email, and hardcopy publication in the tradition of classic human rights journalism. Reporting conditions on the ground from the Stateway Gardens public housing development on Chicago's South Side.
Voices of Cabrini - Remaking Chicago's Public Housing - A documentary film looking at the redevelopment of Cabrini Green, an imfamous housing project known for drugs, poverty and gangs, and how the strong community of African-American residents are moving forward.
We The People Media - A publication by and for the residents of Chicago Public Housing. Includes issues, archives, urban youth journalism, subscriptions and support, awards received, links, and contacts.
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