Articles filed under Illinois Bicentennial
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Illinois 200: Caterpillar's long central Illinois history, and its HQ move to the suburbs
Oct 6, 2018 5:58 PM - Illinois 200: Caterpillar rose to international prominence on the strength of rugged, reliable earthmoving machines made in central Illinois. But the headquarters departed Peoria for Deerfield and Caterpillar has more factories overseas than it does in the United States. -
Illinois 200: Lincoln-Douglas debates frame slavery question, set stage for presidency
Sep 30, 2018 7:58 AM - In seven debates around Illinois, Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln argued whether slavery should extend to U.S. territories, resulting in Douglas' re-election to the U.S. Senate but catapulting Lincoln to the presidency a few years later. -
Illinois 200: Illinois' long (and sometimes rocky) romance with trains endures
Sep 24, 2018 5:30 AM - Railroads made Chicago, stealing commerce from steamboat hubs like St. Louis. But it's a love-hate relationship in the suburbs and Chicago today.
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Illinois 200: How the Decatur Staleys became the Chicago Bears
Sep 15, 2018 5:40 PM - The NFL's Chicago Bears began as the Decatur Staleys, an industrial football league team run by the Staley Manufacturing Co. -
Illinois 200: Fort Armstrong, Rock Island Arsenal have defended nation since 1816
Sep 9, 2018 7:30 AM - Construction of the Rock Island Arsenal was the largest federal public works project of the 19th century. -
Illinois 200: Mother Jones lit a fire under laborers
Sep 3, 2018 8:00 AM - She lost her own family, so she adopted a new one, a huge one, lifting up the cause of labor while rising to become one of the most famous women in American history. In the process, Mother Jones became perhaps the greatest labor force in the history of Illinois. -
How Black Hawk, chief of the Sac and Fox, battled for his Illinois homeland, and lost
Aug 25, 2018 8:12 PM - Forced from his home lands and defeated in war, Black Hawk, proud leader of the Sac and Fox tribe, left a message for his American conquerers. -
Illinois 200: State's aviation tech found on jets around the world
Aug 20, 2018 5:30 AM - It's been estimated that every commercial jet in the air today, apart from those made in Russia, has Illinois-made parts and systems on it. Here's how that industry grew in Illinois. -
Illinois 200: 1908 Springfield race riot led to the creation of the NAACP
Aug 12, 2018 4:05 PM - The 1908 race riots in Springfield killed six people and inspired a national movement, which later led to the founding of the NAACP. -
Illinois 200: Lincoln the first president to make use of electronic mass media
Aug 4, 2018 4:53 PM - FDR used the radio, JFK scored on TV and Donald Trump expounds on Twitter. But the first president to make effective use of electronic communications was Abraham Lincoln.
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