McLean summer events recognize state’s bicentennial
— June 13, 2018Across Illinois, cities, counties and organizations are paying homage to the state’s 200th birthday this year. McLean County is no exception. The local region played an important…
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State Fair this summer will celebrate bicentennial
— May 3, 2018With the start of the Illinois State Fair just 100 days away and the start of the Du Quoin State Fair not far behind, Agriculture Director Raymond Poe is unveiling the theme of the…
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Bicentennial 2018: Top 10 athletes from Illinois
— January 4, 2018Illinois has produced many outstanding and game-changing athletes, so it’s a tough job to create any top 10 list. The Illinois Press Association and Illinois Associated Press…
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Students across Illinois participate in Bicentennial kickoff
— December 1, 2017The start of the Illinois Bicentennial is only five days away and each day leading up to the kick off, the office of the Governor will share a winning entry in the Something to Learn…
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Bicentennial 2018: Illinois native Bill Veeck was champion for game of baseball
— April 4, 2018Bill Veeck wasn’t your typical baseball team owner. He was listed in the Chicago phonebook. He often walked the Comiskey Park concourse shaking hands as he limped on his wooden leg…
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Bicentennial 2018: The story of Illinois’ first state city, the quiet capital
— December 29, 2017On July 4, 1778, the bell rang and the battered people of Kaskaskia gathered. They found themselves under new rule. George Rogers Clark explained that the revolutionary government was…
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State’s bicentennial planning nowhere to be seen
— April 21, 2016A search party may soon be needed to find planners for the state’s bicentennial celebration. Twenty-one months from a party 200 years in the making and the state has yet to…
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