History Hop Tags - Illinois

1805-06-05

1st recorded tornado in "Tornado Alley" (Southern Illinois)

1809-02-03

Territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin)

1810-03-06

Illinois passes 1st state vaccination legislation in US

1818-12-03

Illinois becomes 21st state USA (Admission day)

1832-06-16

Battle of Kellogg's Grove, Illinois

1832-08-02

Battle of Bad Axe, Wisconsin: 1,300 Illinois militia defeat Sauk & Fox Native Americans ending the Black Hawk War in the US

1837-11-07

In Alton, Illinois, abolitionist printer Elijah P. Lovejoy shot dead (age 34) by pro-slavery mob while attempting to protect his printing shop from being destroyed a third time.

1841-04-06

Cornerstone laid for 2nd Mormon temple, Nauvoo, Illinois

1846-02-04

Mormons leave Nauvoo, Illinois for settlement in the west

1850-05-27

Mormon Temple in Nauvoo, Illinois, destroyed by tornado

1854-10-04

Abraham Lincoln made his 1st political speech at Illinois State Fair

1858-06-16

Abraham Lincoln says "A house divided against itself cannot stand" accepting Illinois Republican Party's nomination for the Senate

1858-08-21

1st Lincoln-Douglas debate (Illinois)

1868-03-02

University of Illinois opens

1872-03-22

Illinois becomes 1st state to require sexual equality in employment

1879-01-22

James Shields (D) elected US senator from Missouri after previously serving as US senator from Illinois & Minnesota

1887-08-10

Excursion train crashes killing 101. (Chatsworth, Illinois)

1891-04-01

The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.

1892-02-02

Longest boxing match under modern rules; 77 rounds in Nameoki, Illinois between Harry Sharpe & Frank Crosby

1908-08-14

Race riot in Springfield Illinois

1909-11-13

259 miners die in a fire at St Paul Mine at Cherry, Illinois

1912-11-25

American College of Surgeons incorporates in Springield, Illinois

1917-05-27

Race riot in East St Louis Illinois, 1 black killed

1917-07-01

Race riots in East St Louis Illinois (40 to 200 reported killed)

1918-06-22

Circus train rammed by troop train kills 68 (Ivanhoe Illinois)

1919-08-18

Anti-Cigarette League of America forms in Chicago Illinois

1922-06-22

Herrin massacre, 19 strikebreakers and 2 union miners are killed in Herrin, Illinois.

1925-11-21

Red Grange plays final Univ of Illinois game, signs with Chicago Bears

1926-11-12

The first recorded aerial bombing on US soil took place in Williamson County, Illinois, during a feud between rival liquor gangs, the Sheltons and the Birgers

1927-01-07

Harlem Globetrotters play 1st game (Hinckley, Illinois)

1927-05-14

The University of Chicago's local collegiate organization, Phi Sigma, becomes incorporated under Illinois law as Eta Sigma Phi, the National Honorary Classical Fraternity.

1930-01-22

-35°F (-37°C), Mount Carroll, Illinois (state record)

1930-02-15

Weona beats Toluca in Illinois Basketball Tournament in 10 overtimes

1930-06-09

Chicago Tribune reporter Jake Lingle is killed during rush hour at the Illinois Central train station by the Leo Vincent Brothers, allegedly over a $100,000 USD gambling debt owed to Al Capone.

1937-03-24

Bus blew a tire, going out of control, killing 18 (Salem Illinois)

1938-10-15

Robert Sherwoods "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" premieres in NYC

1939-11-04

First air conditioned automobile (Packard) exhibited, Chicago, Illinois

1942-06-05

Elwood Ordnance Plant near Joliet Illinois kills 54

1944-03-18

2,500 women trample guards & floorwalkers to purchase 1,500 alarm clocks announced for sale in a Chicago Illinois dept store

1946-04-25

"Exposition Flyer" rammed at Napierville Illinois, killing 48

1946-11-12

A branch of the Exchange National Bank in Chicago, Illinois opens the first ten drive-up teller windows.

1951-08-11

100,000 acres flooded from Mississippi River in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Illinois

1953-01-19

Jesse Owens named Illinois Athletic Commission secretary

1953-09-29

1st department store to sell insurance is Carson Pirie Scott in Chicago, Illinois

1954-07-14

117°F (47°C), East St Louis, Illinois (state record)

1955-04-15

Ray Kroc starts McDonald's chain of fast food restaurants (Illinois)

1955-06-27

1st automobile seat belt legislation enacted (Illinois)

1957-06-14

42.0 cm rain falls on East St Louis, Illinois (state record)

1966-08-27

Race riot in Waukegan, Illinois

1967-07-17

Race riots in Cairo Illinois

1969-09-23

Northern Star and Illinois Univ newspaper start rumors that Paul McCartney is dead

1969-10-08

The opening rally of the Days of Rage occurs, organized by the Weather Underground in Chicago, Illinois.

1970-12-15

Illinois State Constitution is adopted at a special election.

1971-01-06

Cecil Partee elected president pro tem of Illinois state senate

1972-09-15

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake shakes Northern Illinois.

1972-10-30

Worst US rail accident in 14 years; 45 die in Chicago,Illinois

1973-04-09

Otto Kerner, former governor of Illinois, convicted for his role in an illegal racetrack scheme

1977-11-02

Microbiologist Carl R. Woese and scientists from the University of Illinois announce the identification of methanogens, a form of microbial life (Archaea) dating back some 3.5 billion years

1979-04-03

Jane M Byrne (D), elected 1st woman mayor of Chicago, Illinois

1983-10-13

Ameritech Mobile Communications (now Cingular) launched the first US cellular network in Chicago, Illinois.

1983-10-22

Two correctional officers are killed by inmates in Marion, Illinois. The incident inspired the Supermax model of prisons.

1984-09-03

28 year old Chicagoan wins $40 million in Illinois state lottery

1985-09-22

Rock and country musicians participate in FarmAid in Champaign, Illinois

1989-04-15

Then largest lottery in North America ($69M) drawn in Illinois

1990-07-14

Sara Martin, of Illinois, crowned America's Junior Miss

1993-11-29

"Abe Lincoln in Illinois" opens at Beaumont Theater NYC for 40 perfs

1994-01-02

"Abe Lincoln in Illinois" closes at Beaumont NYC after 40 perfs

1997-10-04

Farm Aid 10 concert in Texas cancelled due to weak ticket sales and moved to Illinois

1997-10-30

Shirley Allen, 51, held Illinois police off for 39 days captured

2008-02-14

Northern Illinois University shooting: a gunman opened fire in a lecture hall of the DeKalb County, Illinois university resulting in 24 casualties; 6 fatalities (including gunman) and 18 injured.

2008-12-09

The Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is arrested by federal officials for a number of alleged crimes including attempting to sell the United States Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama's election to the Presidency

2016-11-09

Tammy Duckworth Unseats Mark Kirk in Illinois Senate Race

1843-09-25

Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Mattoon Illinois, American Geologist and educator

1855-05-08

John Gates ("Bet-a-million" Gates), West Chicago, Illinois, USA, American inventor and industrialist who established the market for barbed wire fencing

1860-03-19

William Jennings Bryan, Salem Illinois, "The Great Commoner" orator/statesman

1860-09-06

Jane Addams, Cedarville, Illinois, pacifist/social worker/feminist (Nobel 1931), (d. 1935)

1866-11-28

Henry Bacon, Watseka Illinois, American architect (Lincoln Memorial)

1876-02-28

John Alden Carpenter, Chicago Illinois, composer (Sea Drift)

1879-10-04

Edward Murray East, Du Quoin Illinois, American Botanist and Geneticist who developed hybrid corn

1880-12-24

Johnny Gruelle, Arcola Illinois, American cartoonist, children's book writer and creator of Raggedy Ann (d. 1939)

1890-09-06

Clara Kimball Young, Illinois, actress (Return of Chandu)

1891-11-12

Seth Barnes Nicholson, Springfield Illinois, American astronomer who discovered four satellites of Jupiter

1894-06-20

Lloyd A Hall, Illinois, pioneer in food chemistry

1895-02-02

George Halas, Chicago Illinois, NFL pioneer (owner of the Chicago Bears)

1896-04-04

Robert Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Idiot's Delight)

1897-02-20

Ivan Albright, Illinois, painter (Door, Window)

1898-10-07

Alfred Wallenstein, Chicago Illinois, conductor (Chic Symph 1922-29)

1899-03-27

Gloria Swanson, Chicago Illinois, American actress (Sunset Boulevard, Queen Kelly)

1899-07-21

Ernest Hemingway, Oak Park Illinois, author ('for whom the bell tolled... ', Nobel 1954), (d. 1961)

1900-08-02

Helen Morgan [Riggins], Danville, Illinois, American singer/actress (Applause, Show Boat)

1900-08-08

Victor Young, Chicago Illinois, orchestra leader (Milton Berle Show, In Old California)

1902-10-05

Ray Kroc, Oak Park, Illinois, fast food entrepreneur (McDonalds), (d. 1984)

1903-06-13

Harold "Red" Grange, Forksville Pennsylvania, American "Galloping Ghost" of football (University of Illinois, Chicago Bears)

1905-01-01

Charles Melvin Price, East St. Louis, Illinois, a longtime member of the US House of Representatives

1905-02-12

Harry Bellaver, Illinois, US, actor (Sgt Arcaro-Naked City)

1906-04-22

Eddie Albert, [Heimberger], Rock Island Illinois, actor (Roman Holiday, Green Acres)

1906-05-03

Mary Astor, Quincy Illinois, actress (Maltese Falcon, Dinky)

1907-02-22

Robert Young, Chicago Illinois, actor (Father Knows Best, Marcus Welby MD)

1907-09-08

Gavin Muir, Chicago Illinois, actor (Hollister-Betty Hutton Show)

1908-06-15

Sam Giancana, Chicago Illinois, American mafioso

1908-08-30

Fred MacMurray, Kankakee, Illinois, American actor (Double Indemnity, My Three Sons)

1909-01-30

Saul David Alinsky, Chicago Illinois, radical writer (John L Lewis)

1911-03-25

Jack Ruby, Chicago Illinois, killer of Lee Harvey Oswald

1911-12-26

Steve Kordek, Chicago, Illinois, pinball machine designer, (d. 2012)

1912-06-27

Audrey Christie, Chicago Illinois, actress (Dorothy-Fair Exchange)

1913-01-02

Gardner Read, Evanston, Illinois, composer

1913-05-18

Mary Howard, Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1914-09-14

Clayton Moore, Chicago Illinois, American actor (d. 1999)

1914-12-14

Rosalyn Tureck, Chicago Illinois, pianist (Bach & Rock)

1915-02-11

Richard Hamming, Chicago Illinois, American Mathematician and Computer Scientist (Hamming code)

1915-08-16

Al Hibbler, Texas Tenor: The Illinois Jacquet Story

1915-08-19

Ring Lardner Jr, Chicago, Illinois, American journalist and screenwriter (Woman of the Year, M A S H)

1916-03-31

John Vivyan, Chicago Illinois, actor (Imitation of Life, Mr Lucky)

1917-10-13

Burr Tillstrom, Chicago Illinois, puppeteer (Kukla, Fran & Ollie)

1918-09-14

Jack Somack, Chicago Illinois, actor (Ball Four, Stockard Channing Show)

1919-06-14

Sam Wanamaker, Chicago Illinois, actor (Holocaust, Competition, Raw Deal)

1920-04-12

Robert Fizdale, Chicago Illinois, pianist (Misia)

1920-04-20

John Paul Stevens, Illinois, 103rd Supreme Court Justice (1975- )

1921-02-04

Betty Friedan, Peoria, Illinois, American feminist writer and feminist (Feminine Mystique)

1921-12-06

Otto Graham, Waukegan Illinois, NFL Quarterback (Cleveland Browns)

1922-05-28

Barney Rosset, Chicago, Illinois, publisher and free speech advocate (publisher of Tropic for Cancer), (d. 2012)

1922-06-04

Irwin Bazelon, Evanston Illinois, composer (Duo for Viola)

1922-09-01

Joe Astroth, East Alton, Illinois, MLB player (Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics), (d. 2013)

1922-10-31

Illinois Jacquet, American saxophonist (d. 2004)

1922-10-31

Illinois Jacquet, High Fidelity

1922-12-12

Cecil Payne, Texas Tenor: The Illinois Jacquet Story

1923-01-08

Giorgio Tozzi, Chicago Illinois, basso

1924-04-06

Dorothy Donegan, Texas Tenor: The Illinois Jacquet Story

1924-06-07

Dolores Gray, Chicago Illinois, singer/actress (Designing Woman, Kismet)

1924-06-18

George Mikan, Joliet Illinois, NBA center (6-time all-pro)

1924-10-15

Mark Lenard, Chicago, Illinois, American actor (Mr Spock's dad Sarek-Star Trek)

1926-05-26

Miles Davis, Alton, Illinois, American jazz musician, trumpeter and composer (d. 1991)

1926-09-15

Edward Derwinski, Chicago, Illinois, American congressman for Chicago 1959-83, first Secretary of Veteran Affairs 1989-1992

1927-06-30

James Goldman, Chicago, Illinois, American screenwriter/playwright (The Lion in Winter, They Might Be Giants)

1927-07-27

Allen Breed, Chicago, Illinois, USA, American inventor of the first automotive airbag sensor

1927-12-17

Richard Long, Chicago Illinois, actor (Prof-Nanny & the Professor)

1928-11-15

William Heirens, Evanston, Illinois, serial killer (Lipstick Killer), (d. 2012)

1928-12-15

Jimmy Nelson, Chicago Illinois, ventriloguist (Nestles, Farfel)

1928-12-16

Philip K[indred] Dick, Chicago Illinois, US, sci-fi author (Hugo-1963, Blade Runner)

1930-03-19

Bill Henderson, Chicago Illinois, jazz singer (Torpedo-Dreams)

1930-09-19

Bullett Bob Turley, Troy, Illinois, MLB pitcher (World Series MVP, 1958), (d. 2013)

1930-12-18

Bill Skowron [Moose], Chicago, Illinois, MLB First baseman (NY Yankees), (d. 2012)

1931-02-16

George E Sangmeister, (Rep-D-Illinois)

1931-07-15

Clive Cussler, Aurora Illinois, writer (Raise The Titantic, Sahara)

1931-09-04

Mitzi Gaynor, Chicago Illinois, American actress/singer/dancer (Anything Goes, South Pacific)

1931-09-24

Cardiss Collins, (Rep-D-Illinois, 1973-97), (d. 2013)

1932-04-22

Michael Colgrass, Chicago Illinois, composer (Best Wishes)

1933-12-01

Lou Rawls, Chicago Illinois, vocalist (Dean Martin's Golddigers, Natural Man), (d. 2006)

1934-02-22

Thomas Paul, Chicago Illinois, bass (NYC Opera 1963-70)

1934-09-05

Carol Lawrence, Illinois, dancer/actress (West Side Story)

1935-01-10

Sherrill Milnes, Hinsdale Illinois, baritone

1935-08-29

William Friedkin, Chicago, Illinois, American director/producer/writer (The Exorcist, The French Connection)

1935-09-19

Thomas W Ewing, (Rep-R-Illinois)

1936-12-29

Ray Nitschke, Elmwood Park Illinois, NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers)

1937-02-20

David Ackles, Illinois, vocalist/songwriter (American Gothic)

1937-03-17

Frank Calabrese [Frankie Breeze], Chicago, Illinois, mafia hitman, (d. 2012)

1937-03-26

Barbara Pearl Jones, Chicago Illinois, 4X100m relayer (Olympic-gold-1952, 60)

1939-01-21

Mary Ellen McAnally, Illinois, poet (Dance of the Zygotes)

1939-11-19

Garrick Utley, Chicago Illinois, newscaster (1st Tuesday, NBC Weekend)

1940-09-05

Raquel Welch, Chicago Illinois, (Myra Breckenridge, 1,000,000 BC, 100 Rifles)

1940-12-11

Donna Mills, Chicago, Illinois, American actress (Knots Landing, Incident)

1941-05-04

George Will, Champaign, Illinois, American political analyst (Night Line)

1941-07-25

Emmett Till, Chicago Illinois, American lynching victim

1942-03-17

John Wayne Gacy, Chicago Illinois, serial killer (32 boys)

1942-05-22

[Theodore] Ted Kaczynski, Evergreen Park Illinois, American terrorist (Unabomber)

1942-07-13

Harrison Ford, Chicago Illinois, actor (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Frantic)

1942-09-11

Tom Dreesen, Harvey, Illinois, comedian (Tim Ried's partner)

1943-03-26

Robert "Bob" Woodward, Geneva Illinois, Washington Post investigative reporter (Watergate, CIA crimes)

1943-08-18

Martin Mull, Chicago Illinois, actor/comedian (Bad Manners, Flick, Serial)

1944-09-18

Charles Lacy Veach, Chicago Illinois, astronaut (STS 39, STS 52)

1945-10-30

Glenn Poshard, (Rep-D-Illinois)

1946-11-23

Bobby L Rush, (Rep-D-Illinois)

1947-08-16

Carol Moseley-Braun, (Sen-D Illinois)

1947-10-12

Chris Wallace, Chicago Illinois, newscaster (NBC Weekend News)

1947-10-26

Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chicago, Illinois, First Lady (1993-2001), Senator (New York, 2001-2009), Secretary of State (2009-2013)

1949-09-25

Jerry F Costello, (Rep-D-Illinois)

1950-04-15

Amy Wright, Chicago Illinois, actress (Inside Moves, Accidental Tourist)

1950-09-21

Bill Murray, Evanston Ill, Wilmette, Illinois, actor/comedian (Saturday Night Live, Ghostbusters)

1951-07-21

Robin Williams, Chicago, Illinois, American actor and comedian (Mork & Mindy, Good Will Hunting)

1951-10-05

Karen Allen, Illinois, actress (Cruising, Starman, Wanderers)

1952-04-29

Nora Dunn, Chicago Illinois, comedienne (SNL, Miami Blues, Working Girl)

1952-07-14

Stan Shaw, Chicago Illinois, actor (Mississippi, Roots Next Generation)

1952-08-24

Mike Shanahan, Oak Park Illinois, American football coach (Denver Broncos)

1952-09-02

[James] Jimmy Connors, St. Louis Illinois, US tennis champion (US Open-78, 82, 83 Wimbledon-74, 82)

1954-08-12

Sam J. Jones [Samuel Gerald], Chicago, Illinois, American actor (Flash Gordon, Code Red)

1955-05-26

Candace L Collins, Dupo Illinois, playmate (Dec, 1979)

1955-06-16

Laurie Metcalf, Carbonville Illinois, actress (Jackie-Roseanne)

1955-09-10

Charlotte Lewis, Chicago Illinois, basketball player (Olympic-silver-1976)

1956-01-07

Rosalyn Bryant, Chicago Illinois, 4x400m runner (Olympic-silver-1976)

1956-09-20

Gary Cole, Park Ridge, Illinois, American actor (Pineapple Express, Midnight Caller)

1956-11-07

Judy Tenuta, Chicago, Illinois, American comedian

1958-09-20

Marty Schiene, Chicago Ill, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Illinois Open)

1958-12-25

Rickey Henderson, Chicago Illinois, MLB outfielder (stolen base king, A's, Yanks)

1960-01-13

Kevin Anderson, Gurnee, Illinois, American actor (Hoffa, Sleeping with the Enemy)

1960-11-04

Kathy Griffin, Chicago, Illinois, American comedienne (Suddenly Susan, Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List)

1960-12-03

Daryl Hannah, Chicago, Illinois, American actress (Splash, Blade Runner)

1961-04-30

Isiah Thomas, Chicago Illinois, NBA forward (Detroit Piston; 1990 NBA playoff MVP)

1961-09-13

Peter Roskam, Republican Congressman from Illinois

1962-03-14

[Anthony] Kirby Puckett, Chicago Illinois, MLB centerfielder (Minnesota Twins)

1962-10-05

Mike Conley, Chicago Illinois, triple jumper (Olympic-silver-1984)

1962-10-11

Joan Cusack, Evanston Illinois, actress (SNL, Addams Family Values)

1963-01-15

Yaro Dachniwsky, Chicago Illinois, team handball goalie (Olympics-1996)

1964-08-06

Moosie Drier, Chicago Illinois, actor (Laugh-in)

1964-11-04

Douglas Wilson, Illinois: County Road

1964-12-23

Eddie Vedder, Evanston, Illinois, American heavy metal singer (Pearl Jam-Justine)

1965-05-24

John C. Reilly, Chicago, Illinois, American actor (Chicago, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story)

1965-08-24

Marlee Matlin, Morton Grove Illinois, deaf actress (Children of Lesser God-Acad Award)

1965-08-25

Kathleen Horvath, Chicago Illinois, tennis player (French Open Jr 1980)

1966-03-04

Mike Small, Aurora Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Emerald Coast)

1967-05-11

Kenneth Gould, Chicago Illinois, Welterweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1988)

1968-06-18

John Lumkes, Chicago Illinois, 3k steeplechase runner

1969-01-08

R. Kelly [Robert Sylvester Kelly], Chicago, Illinois, American R&B singer (I Wish I Could Fly)

1969-04-19

James Westphal, Oak Park Illinois, 10k runner

1970-07-08

Todd Martin, Hinsdale Illinois, tennis star (1988 USTA Boys' 18)

1971-11-29

Bernadette Przybycien, Miss Illinois USA (1996)

1973-02-08

Dave Dopek, Bolingbrook Illinois, 200m runner

1973-04-26

Tracy Kathleen Hayes, Wheaton Ill, Miss America (Illinois-5th-1996)

1975-07-03

Jennifer Salinas, Miss USA-Illinois (1997)

1977-06-29

Tania Joy Gibson, Lake Barrington Ill, Miss America-Illinois (1997)

1978-02-16

Caroline Hunt, Chicago Illinois, rhythmic gymnast (US team-96)

1978-07-01

Eisa Istok, Miss Illinois Teen USA (1996)

1978-10-10

Autumn Waterbury, Miss Illinois Teen USA (2nd-1997)

1979-12-17

Jaimee Foxworth, Belleville, Illinois, American actress (Judy Winslow-Family Matters) and porn star

1981-09-12

Jennifer Hudson, Chicago, Illinois, American actress and singer (Dreamgirls, Jennifer Hudson)

1985-03-01

Jeremy Jacob "J" Leman, Champaign Illinois, American Football Player

1986-11-08

Aaron H. Swartz, Chicago, Illinois, computer programmer and internet activist (Demand Progress), (d. 2013)

1842-11-04

U.S. first lady Mary Todd Lincoln (23) weds US president Abraham Lincoln (33) in Springfield, Illinois

1949-03-11

CBS news correspondent Mike Wallace (30) weds actress Buff Cobb (21) in Cook County, Illinois

1956-01-28

Science student later astronaut Neil Armstrong marries fellow student Janet Elizabeth Shearon in Wilmette, Illinois

1975-12-30

Director Martin Scorsese (33) weds teacher and author Julia Cameron (27) in Libertyville, Illinois

1996-05-25

Actress Kelley Menighan (29) weds actor-singer Jon Hensley (31) in Chicago, Illinois

1997-10-25

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (38) weds news anchor Jane Skinner (30) at First Presbyterian Church in Lake Forest, Illinois

2006-05-29

"America's Next Top Model" first winner Adrianne Curry (23) weds "The Brady Bunch" actor Christopher Knight (48) in Joliet, Illinois

2008-12-31

Former American Idol finalist Gina Glocksen (24) weds teacher Joe Ruzicka (32) at the Century Memorial Chapel at Naperville Settlement in Naperville, Illinois

2009-05-15

Former Bachelorette star Jen Schefft (32) weds Chicago's public relations executive Joe Waterman (35) at the Private Dining Rooms of Spiaggia in Chicago, Illinois

2010-01-02

Actor Vince Vaughn (39) weds realtor Kyla Weber in Lake Forest, Illinois

2011-08-13

"The View" co-host Sherri Shepherd (44) weds TV writer Lamar Sally at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago, Illinois

1881-09-22

Solomon L. Spink, U.S. Congressman from Illinois (b. 1831)

1902-03-12

John Peter Altgeld, German/US governor of Illinois, dies at 54

1955-11-14

Robert E Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois), dies at 59

1966-06-24

W. Kimpton, Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1992-02-12

Dorothy Tree, actress (Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Nazi Agent), dies

1994-05-10

John Wayne Gacy, mass murderer, executed in Illinois at 52

1998-05-19

Dorothy Donegan, Texas Tenor: The Illinois Jacquet Story

2001-04-24

Al Hibbler, Texas Tenor: The Illinois Jacquet Story

2003-12-09

Paul Simon, U.S. Senator from Illinois (b. 1928)

2004-07-22

Illinois Jacquet, American jazz saxophonist (b. 1922)

2004-07-22

Illinois Jacquet, High Fidelity

2007-11-27

Cecil Payne, Texas Tenor: The Illinois Jacquet Story

2009-06-06

Mary Howard, Abe Lincoln in Illinois