But, also, before I even go on the Medicare prescription drug debate, I always tell the folks in rural Illinois, and I… — John Shimkus Copy Share Image
Many seventh graders I know in Illinois, as well as around the Nation, are studying the Constitution. I was pretty impressed with… — Melissa Bean Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a senator from Illinois. I was obsessed with politics. My dad was friends with a lot of local… — Ike Barinholtz Copy Share Image
Reagan grows up in 1920s Dixon, Illinois, and it's the heartland of America. It's a time when Americans are particularly drawn to… — Robert Dallek Copy Share Image
East St. Louis-which the local press refers to as "an inner city without an outer city"-has some of the sickest children in… — Jonathan Kozol Copy Share Image
When I was in high school, my uncle, who went to the races quite a bit, got me interested. Then when I… — Kenny Troutt Copy Share Image
I hear you have abolitionists here. We have a few in Illinois, but we shot one the other day. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
In politics, you never know who's going to die, retire, or - in Illinois - get indicted. — Aaron Schock Copy Share Image
When I was seven or eight years old, I began to read the science-fiction magazines that were brought by guests into my… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
Native Americans were driven off their land. Lincoln even took part in the Black Hawk campaign against the Native Americans in Illinois.… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
[O]ne might ask why, in a galaxy of a few hundred billion stars, the aliens are so intent on coming to Earth… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
The sun is a huntress young, The sun is a red, red joy, The sun is an Indian girl, Of the tribe… — Vachel Lindsay Copy Share Image
Nitrogen fertilizer is used on all crops produced in this country, but it is a key plant nutrient to produce corn a… — John Shimkus Copy Share Image
Illinois corn farmers are the Nation's number two exporter of feed grains. — John Shimkus Copy Share Image
To my great disappointment, it appears that the politics of division are making a big comeback. Many Americans share my disappointment -… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
Political leaders in Illinois kicked the can down the road, raised taxes, and ignored fiscal realities. Now, they're realizing the consequences of… — Scott Walker Copy Share Image
What success I achieved in the theatre is due to the fact that I have always worked just as hard when there… — Bill Robinson Copy Share Image
Vermont is such a small state, and the most money that's ever been spent in the history of political campaigns there is… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
From the air, Vatican City looked like a marble Monopoly set. The Church owned all the property from Broadwalk to Illinois Avenue,… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
I first read Wendell Berry's short-story collections, "Fidelity" and then "Watch with Me." They just knocked my socks off. The characters and… — Nick Offerman Copy Share Image
It's certainly a loss for us here at the University of Washington, because Jeff Compher has been a wonderful friend and administrator.… — Tyrone Willingham Copy Share Image
I was born in 1970 in Illinois, but all the life I remember I've spent in Chapel Hill, N.C. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
A man from Iowa or Illinois will say 'I'm from the Middle West'..a Georgian or a Mississipian may admit to being merely… — J. Frank Dobie Copy Share Image
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