Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois is a region generally covering the northern third of the U.S. state of Illinois.

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Famous quotes containing the words northern and/or illinois:

    “In civilization, as in a southern latitude, man degenerates at length, and yields to the incursion of more northern tribes.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “An Illinois woman has invented a portable house which can be carried about in a cart or expressed to the seashore. It has also folding furniture and a complete camping outfit.”
    —Lydia Hoyt Farmer (1842–1903)