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Hello visitor from Illinois,

Welcome to elitemrp.net 2.0!

Friday, February 6, 2009
Check out my new product, EZQuizTaker!
 
Also, if you haven't already, check out my newly designed Photo Gallery (powered by Flickr).

Please choose a section on the left.

Under 'Software / Services' you can choose:

• lynk2 short url generator - A free service to generate short http://lynk2.me URLs from long URLs *new*
• mosascii m2 - A free application that converts images into full-color HTML mosaics
• EZQuizTaker - A fun and educational shareware application for creating and taking multiple choice quizzes.
• EZMailSend - A shareware Windows command-line SMTP client.
• Are You a Hippie? Test - A far-out quiz to determine if you're hip or square, man
• BMI Calculator - Find out your Body Mass Index/Quetelet's Index
• DeFusco Software - Discontinued software released by me in the late 90's under the name DeFusco Software

Or choose one of my fun image generators:

• It's a Trap! - Generate funny images that state the obvious
• I Want to Believe - What do you believe in? Find out with this generator
• Where is Your God Now? - The image generator of nightmares

And don't forget to check out my photo gallery or DVD collection!

Thank you for visiting!

elitemrp.net's State Links

Use my BMI Calculator and compare your score with the average BMI / Quetelet's Index for Illinois
Are you a hippie living in Illinois? Take my Hippie Test to find out!
Jokes about Illinois
State Facts about Illinois
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elitemrp.net presents Illinois State Information

French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet, in 1673, were the first Europeans of record to visit the region. In 1699 French settlers established the first permanent settlement at Cahokia, near present-day East St. Louis. Great Britain obtained the region at the end of the French and Indian Wars in 1763. The area figured prominently in frontier struggles during the Revolutionary War and in Indian wars during the early 19th century.

Significant episodes in the state's early history include the influx of settlers following the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825; the Black Hawk War, which virtually ended the Indian troubles in the area; and the rise of Abraham Lincoln from farm laborer to president.

Today, Illinois stands high in manufacturing, coal mining, agriculture, and oil production. The state's manufactures include food and agricultural products, transportation equipment, chemicals, industrial machinery, and computer equipment. The sprawling Chicago district (including a slice of Indiana) is a great iron and steel producer, meat packer, grain exchange, and railroad center. Chicago is also famous as a Great Lakes port.

Illinois is a leading producer of soybeans, corn, and hogs. Other agricultural commodities include cattle, wheat, oats, sorghum, and hay.

Central Illinois is noted for shrines and memorials associated with the life of Abraham Lincoln. In Springfield are the Lincoln Home, the Lincoln Tomb, and the restored Old State Capitol. Other points of interest are the home of Mormon leader Joseph Smith in Nauvoo and, in Chicago: the Art Institute, Field Museum, Museum of Science and Industry, Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium, Merchandise Mart, and Chicago Portage National Historic Site. The State of Illinois is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern state and the fifth most populous in the nation. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and western Illinois, and natural resources like coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a broad economic base. Illinois is an important transportation hub; the Port of Chicago connects the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River via the Illinois River. Illinois is often viewed as a microcosm of the United States; an Associated Press analysis of 21 demographic factors found Illinois the "most average state," while Peoria has long been a proverbial social and cultural bellwether.

By 1900, the growth of industry in northern cities and coal mining in central and southern areas attracted immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe, and also made the state a major arsenal in both world wars. In addition, large numbers of blacks migrated to Chicago from the South, where they formed a large community and created the city's famous jazz and blues cultures.

The 2006 total gross state product for Illinois was nearly $589 billion USD, placing it 5th in the nation. The 2004 per capita income was $34,721 USD. Illinois's state income tax is calculated by multiplying net income by a flat rate, currently 3%. There are two rates for state sales tax: 6.25% for general merchandise and 1% for qualifying food, drugs and medical appliances. The property tax is the largest single tax in Illinois, and is the major source of tax revenue for local government taxing districts.

The state bird is the Cardinal.

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