Illinois

drew him back to Orleans County. He stayed in Orleans County for eight years to help with the family farm. In the year of 1837 he married a young woman by the name of Clarissa Foster, in the city of Clarendon, New York. Then after marriage, moved to Illinois. Clarissa and Glidden had three children together. His children’s names with Clarissa were Virgil Glidden, Homer Glidden, and the third one was not named because it died shortly after birth. There are no specific dates on when his children…

to see the betterment of the people who were living in poverty. While he was in the senate for Illinois he launched, a campaign called “VOTE”. He got more than 100,000 people registered to vote. Not many people cared whether people went out to vote but he knew that having more African American voting would make a difference. Obama helped pass the Earned Income Tax Credit act, which cut taxes from Illinois families. He has great leadership skills and makes it easy for people to work with him.…

Chicago, Illinois often referred to as the Second City or the Windy City has recently taken on a much more ominous nickname, Chiraq. The dubious title that entails that a major American city share similar traits to the worn torn country of Iraq comes about from the dramatic and unfortunate rise of gang violence in the city and metro area. Despite success in curbing crime from its peak levels in the early 90’s the decrease is no more, crime has come roaring back in the Windy City, leaving many…

To legally possess or purchase firearms or ammunition, residents of the state of Illinois are required to have a FOID card. The new initiative taken by the state of Illinois was that they will no longer be accepting the paper application of the FOID card application. They are now doing an online FOID card registration process. Some may say this new online initiative was non though out well by the state, but The Illinois State Police website can reassure everyone that this was a well thought out…

up near Springfield, I have spent a great deal of time on the ISU campus. My grandma is an alum; my aunt played volleyball for ISU in the 80s and now works in the athletic department; and my cousin is a current presidential scholar. I have visited Illinois State University numerous times. I have even cheered on my high school Rockets in Redbird Arena at state tournaments and attended graduation ceremonies and athletics camps several summers. Being so familiar with the campus makes me excited to…

In academia, it is a given that an academic institution will be able to provide computer and printing access to the college’s body. These services are vital to both the student and the faculty, as computer laboratories are able to service high-volume traffic and provide relief to all users through multiple computers and allow for a number of tasks to be completed that normally can’t. Such tasks range from printing, to using specialized software such as NCLEX preparation or AutoCAD, to servicing…

Mr. Crawford English II 6 March 2018 Final Draft The Great Chicago Fire was fire that burned from Sunday, October 8, to early Tuesday, October 10, 1871. This fire killed up to 300 people, it also destroyed about 3.3 miles square miles of Chicago Illinois and left more than 100,000 residents homeless. The Great Chicago Fire was a devastating event, but there were some benefits that came after the deadliest fire in the history of the United States of America. Many people are only told about the…

small pockets of communities now stands as enormous developments, shown through amazing technological advancements and the brilliant minds of urban planners, architects, engineers and more. An excellent example of a majorly developed city is Chicago, Illinois. Rent Café had published an article about the changes Chicago has gone through in a series of photos, illustrating in an excellent way the development the city has gone through. One of the first few photos within this article is a…

battery occurred at 173 Mc Dowell Rd. Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois. Hawthorne reported the domestic battery occurred over a course of 4 days. The incident started on Saturday, 09/03/2016. The suspect, Donald J. Moutria (M/W, DOB: 07/07/1987), Tyrone C. Webb (M/B, DOB: 04/27/1980), Krista M. Parola (F/W, DOB: 03/24/1986) and Hawthorne were partying at Webb’s residence located at 173 McDowell Rd. Murphysboro, Illinois. Moutria and Hawthorne were dating and Webb and Parola were…

On February 12, 1809 Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky. Both of his parents were farmers. During his childhood, the Lincoln family moved several times, first to Indiana and later to Illinois. Abraham Lincoln's mother, Nancy Hanks, died when Lincoln was still a boy. When Abraham was about nine, his mother died. It was a terrible loss for him and his sister. Thomas Lincoln couldn’t raise the children by himself. Their home was miles from most other people. So he…