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Illinois Route 89
Illinois Route 89 (IL 89) is a rural, north–south state highway in central Illinois. It runs from U.S. Route 34 (US 34) in La Moille southward to IL 116 in Metamora. IL 26 and IL 89 are the main north–south roads between Interstate 39 (I-39)/ US 51 and IL 29. Route description Starting at La Moille, IL 89 travels south and passes through the small towns of Arlington, Cherry, and Ladd, where it crosses I-80. After passing Spring Valley and crossing the Illinois River, IL 89 crosses IL 71 near Granville, then passes through McNabb. After crossing IL 18 in Magnolia and IL 17 at Varna, it then passes through LaRose and Washburn as only state highway in those two towns. It becomes North Niles Street in Metamora and ends at Mount Vernon Street, IL 116. History SBI Route 89 originally ran from Dixon to Metamora along Illinois Route 26 Illinois Route 26 (IL 26, Illinois 26) is a north–south state highway in central and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metamora, Illinois
Metamora is a village in Metamora Township, Woodford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,636 at the 2010 census. Metamora is a growing suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Metamora is located at (40.7911, -89.3624). According to the 2010 census, Metamora has a total area of , of which (or 99.82%) is land and (or 0.18%) is water. Name Metamora was founded as ''Hanover'' in 1836. It was named for Hanover, New Hampshire by a consortium of land speculators called the Hanover Company. New post office conventions required towns to have unique names, forcing the town to differentiate itself from others in Illinois named Hanover. Early post office names included ''Black Partridge'' (1836) and ''Partridge Point'' (1837). The name of the village was finally changed to ''Metamora'' in 1845 based on the character in the popular play ''Metamora; or, The Last of the Wampanoags''. The village still has a Hanover Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois River
The Illinois River ( mia, Inoka Siipiiwi) is a principal tributary of the Mississippi River and is approximately long. Located in the U.S. state of Illinois, it has a drainage basin of . The Illinois River begins at the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers in the Chicago metropolitan area, and it generally flows to the southwest across Illinois, until it empties into the Mississippi near Grafton, Illinois. Its drainage basin extends into southeastern Wisconsin, northwestern Indiana, and a very small area of southwestern Michigan in addition to central Illinois. Along it's shores are several ports, including Peoria, Illinois. The river was important among Native Americans and early French traders as the principal water route connecting the Great Lakes with the Mississippi. The French colonial settlements along these rivers formed the heart of the area known as the Illinois Country in the 17th and 18th centuries. After the construction of the Illinois and Mich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Highways In Illinois
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Diamond Interchange
A diamond interchange is a common type of road junction, used where a controlled-access highway crosses a minor road. Design The freeway itself is grade-separated from the minor road, one crossing the other over a bridge. Approaching the interchange from either direction, an off-ramp diverges only slightly from the freeway and runs directly across the minor road, becoming an on-ramp that returns to the freeway in similar fashion. The two places where the ramps meet the road are treated as conventional intersections. In the United States, where this form of interchange is very common, particularly in rural areas, traffic on the off-ramp typically faces a stop sign at the minor road, while traffic turning onto the freeway is unrestricted. The diamond interchange uses less space than most types of freeway interchange, and avoids the interweaving traffic flows that occur in interchanges such as the cloverleaf. Thus, diamond interchanges are most effective in areas where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Journal Star (Peoria)
The ''Journal Star'' is the major daily newspaper for Peoria, Illinois, and surrounding area. First owned locally, then employee-owned, it became a Copley Press entity in 1996. In 2007, the paper was sold to Fairport, New York-based GateHouse Media. History The oldest ancestor of the ''Journal Star'', the ''Peoria Daily Transcript'', was founded by N.C. Nason and first published on December 17, 1855. The ''Peoria Journal'' founded as an afternoon paper by Eugene F. Baldwin, the owner of the ''El Paso Journal'' and a former editor of the ''Daily Transcript'', and J. B. Barnes, and first publisher on December 3, 1877. Henry Means Pindell started the ''Peoria Herald'' in 1889; and soon bought out the ''Daily Transcript'', forming the ''Herald-Transcript''. Baldwin, who had since left the ''Journal'', started the ''Peoria Star'', with Charles M. Powell on November 7, 1897. Pindell bought the ''Journal'' in 1900, sold the ''Herald-Transcript'' in 1902, and, after that newspape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dixon, Illinois
Dixon is a city and the county seat of Lee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 15,733 as of the 2010 census, down from 15,941 in 2000. The city is named after founder John Dixon, who operated a rope ferry service across the Rock River, which runs through the city. The Illinois General Assembly designated Dixon as "Petunia Capital of Illinois" in 1999 and "The Catfish Capital of Illinois" in 2009. Dixon was the boyhood home of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan. The city is also the site of the Lincoln Monument State Memorial, marking the spot where Abraham Lincoln joined the Illinois militia at Fort Dixon in 1832 during the Black Hawk War. The memorial is located on the west side of Dixon's main north-south street, Galena Avenue, ( U.S. Route 52, also Illinois Route 26), north of the Rock River. History Around 1828, Joseph Ogee, a man of mixed French and Native American descent, established a ferry and a cabin along the banks of the Rock River. In 1829, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washburn, Illinois
Washburn is a village mostly in Woodford County, with a small northerly portion in Marshall County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,158 at the 2010 census, up from 1,147 in 2000. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Washburn is an agricultural community located in north-central Illinois. Illinois Route 89 forms the main north–south road through Washburn as Jefferson Street. Geography Washburn is located at (40.9174,-89.2915). According to the 2010 census, Washburn has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,147 people, 436 households, and 309 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 476 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.38% White, 0.17% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.35% from other races, and 1.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varna, Illinois
Varna is a village in Marshall County, Illinois, United States. The population was 384 at the 2010 census, down from 436 in 2000. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village was named for Varna, Bulgaria. Lake Wildwood Included in the postal zone of Varna is the nearby 1400 acre gated community oLake Wildwoodwhich was developed in the 1970s around a man-made 220 acre lake. In September 2015, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency completed a watershed management project to stabilize source water Shaw's Creek and prevent natural sediment from entering the watershed. Geography According to the 2010 census, Varna has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 436 people, 177 households, and 138 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 190 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.85% White, 0.23% African American, 0.46% Native Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois Route 17
Illinois Route 17 (IL 17) is a rural, arterial east–west state highway that runs east from a former ferry crossing in New Boston along the banks of the Mississippi RiverIllinois Highway EndsIllinois 17. Retrieved April 21, 2006. to State Road 2 west of Lowell, Indiana. It is long. Route description Illinois 17 is the main street for numerous small towns in west central and central Illinois. It crosses the Illinois River at Lacon, and passes through Dwight and Kankakee, before it joins with Illinois Route 1 and enters Indiana east of Grant Park. Illinois 17 also overlaps with U.S. Route 34, Illinois Route 251 (old U.S. Route 51), and Illinois Route 40 south of Wyoming. It also crosses the Kankakee River at Kankakee, IL. The route is largely a 2 lane road except through towns, where it occasionally becomes a 2 lane road with a center turn lane. East of Kankakee, Illinois 17 becomes a 4-lane divided highway. At its western terminus, Illinois 17 is one of the only ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnolia, Illinois
Magnolia is a village in Putnam County, Illinois, Putnam County, Illinois, United States. The population was 260 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ottawa, Illinois, Ottawa Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Magnolia is the oldest village in Putnam County, originally settled in the 1830s by William Hawes. Said to once have over 2,000 residents, the village now has approximately 300 citizens. Magnolia is most famous for its mushroom festival, which later moved to a larger city. This made room for the Magnolia days events that take place in August every year. The high school building was constructed in 1912 and later demolished in 2006. In 1964, Magnolia joined the newly created school district, Putnam County, which consolidated the school districts of Magnolia Swaney (communities of Magnolia and McNabb), Hennepin (town of Hennepin), and Hopkins Township High School (communities of Granville, Standard, and Mark). At one time, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois Route 18
Illinois Route 18 (IL 18) is a rural east–west state route in central Illinois. It runs east from the town of Henry at Illinois Route 29 to the town of Blackstone at Illinois Route 17. This is a distance of . Route description Illinois 18 crosses the Illinois River at Henry, and is the first river crossing south of Interstate 180. The terrain is generally flat outside of the Illinois River Valley area. In Streator, Illinois 18 westbound becomes Main Street. Eastbound, it becomes Bridge Street. History From 1918 through 1935, SBI Route 18 ran from Chicago to Princeton Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ni ... using what used to be part of U.S. Route 32. Since then, IL 18 as well as part of US 32 were superseded by US 34. In 1939, it was applie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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