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Eugenia S. Chapman
Eugenia Sheldon Chapman (January 10, 1923 – September 30, 1994) was an American educator and politician who served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1965 to 1983. During her final term, she became the first woman to hold a leadership position in the Illinois House of Representatives. Early life and career Eugenia Sheldon was born in Fairhope, Alabama, on January 10, 1923. Her father died 5 months before she was born. The family moved to Chicago in 1930, where her mother became a live in maid while Eugenia was lived with various relatives. She earned a Bachelor of Education from Chicago Teachers College in 1944, while working as a maid for one of her high school teachers for room and board. She graduated valedictorian. She then taught in Cicero, Illinois and at Chicago Public Schools. During the 1940s, she was also active as a counselor and director of children's summer camps. She taught schools in Chicago and Skokie, Illinois. In 1952, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairhope, Alabama
Fairhope is a city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States, located on the eastern shoreline of Mobile Bay. The population was 22,477 at the 2020 census. Fairhope is a principal city of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metropolitan area, which includes all of Baldwin County. History Fairhope was founded on November 15, 1894, on the site of the former Alabama City as a Georgist "Single-Tax" colony by the Fairhope Industrial Association, a group of 28 followers of economist Henry George who had incorporated earlier that year in Des Moines, Iowa. Their corporate constitution explained their purpose in founding a new colony: In forming their demonstration project, they pooled their funds to purchase land at "Stapleton's pasture" on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay and then divided it into a number of long-term leaseholds. The corporation paid all governmental taxes from rents paid by the lessees, thus simulating a single-tax. The purpose of the single-tax colony was to eliminate di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White House Conference On Children And Youth
The White House Conference on Children and Youth was a series of meetings hosted over 60 years by the President of the United States of America, and the first White House conference ever held. Under the leadership of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Richard Nixon, the Conferences involved thousands of delegates from around the country. According to the Child Welfare League of America, "the conferences were devoted to improving the lives of children across the Nation." Each conference focused on issues relevant to the decade in which the conference was held. Topics * 1909 - Entitled the "White House Conference on the Care of Dependent Children," the theme was opposition to the institutionalization of dependent and neglected children. * 1919 - The "White House Conference on Standards of Child Welfare" created the most comprehensive report on the needs of children ever written. * 1929 - The mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Tribune
The ''Chicago Tribune'' is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1847, it was formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper", a slogan from which its once integrated WGN (AM), WGN radio and WGN-TV, WGN television received their call letters. It is the most-read daily newspaper in the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region, and the List of newspapers in the United States, sixth-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States. In the 1850s, under Joseph Medill, the ''Chicago Tribune'' became closely associated with the Illinois politician Abraham Lincoln, and the then new Republican Party (United States), Republican Party's progressive wing. In the 20th century, under Medill's grandson 'Colonel' Robert R. McCormick, its reputation was that of a crusading newspaper with an outlook that promoted Conservatism in the United States, American conservatism and opposed the New Deal. Its reporting and commenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinsdale, Illinois
Hinsdale is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States, with a small portion in Cook County, Illinois, Cook County. It is one of the wealthiest communities in Illinois. Hinsdale is a western suburb of Chicago with a population of 17,395 in the 2020 census. Geography Hinsdale is located west of Chicago and is bordered by Oak Brook, Illinois, Oak Brook to the north, and Burr Ridge, Illinois, Burr Ridge and Willowbrook, DuPage County, Illinois, Willowbrook to the south, Western Springs, Illinois, Western Springs to the east, Clarendon Hills, Illinois, Clarendon Hills and Westmont, Illinois, Westmont to the west. The eastern boundary of Hinsdale is Interstate 294 and the western boundary is Illinois Route 83, Route 83. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Hinsdale has a total area of , of which (or 99.18%) is land and (or 0.82%) is water. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, there were 17,395 people, 5,809 households, and 4,817 famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party Of Illinois
The Democratic Party of Illinois is the affiliate of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the oldest extant state party in Illinois and one of just two recognized parties in the state, along with the Illinois Republican Party, Republican Party. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling the majority of Illinois' United States House of Representatives, U.S. House seats, both United States Senate, U.S. Senate seats, both houses of the Illinois General Assembly, state legislature, and the Governor of Illinois, governorship. History The Democratic Party of Illinois took shape during the late 1830s. Prior to that time, Illinois did not have organized political parties; instead, political competition in the state was more personalist, with prominent factions centered on Governors Ninian Edwards and Shadrach Bond. As the Democratic and Whig Party (United States), Whig parties began to form at the national level d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois's 10th Congressional District
The 10th congressional district of Illinois lies in the northeast corner of the state and mostly comprises northern suburbs of Chicago. It was created after the 1860 census. The district is currently represented by Democrat Brad Schneider. The area of the district was originally represented by one of Abraham Lincoln's closest allies, Elihu B. Washburne (R-Waukegan). The district was created in 1982 redistricting out of districts represented by John Porter (R-Wilmette) and Robert McClory (R-Lake Bluff). On the retirement of McClory, the district was represented by Porter after winning the elections of 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, and 1998. Following Porter's retirement, 11 Republicans and two Democrats ran to succeed him. Eventually 9 Republicans and one Democrat stood for election in the primary of March 2000. John Porter's former Chief of Staff, Mark Kirk, won the Republican primary over number two rival Shaun Donnely. Kirk then defeated State R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheeling Township, Cook County, Illinois
Wheeling Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 157,487. It is the northeasternmost and most populated of the six northwest Cook County townships that form the panhandle. Geography According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Wheeling Township has a total area of , of which (or 99.66%) is land and (or 0.34%) is water. Cities, towns, villages * Arlington Heights * Buffalo Grove (only part in Cook County) * Des Plaines (northwestern edge) * Glenview (western edge) * Mount Prospect (northern edge) * Northbrook (western edge) * Palatine (east of Hwy 53) * Prospect Heights (vast majority) * Rolling Meadows * Wheeling (vast majority) Adjacent townships * Vernon Township, Lake County (north) * West Deerfield Township, Lake County (northeast) * Northfield Township (east) * Maine Township (southeast) * Elk Grove Township (south) * Palatine Township (west) * Ela Township, Lake County (northwest) Cem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois Attorney General
The Illinois attorney general is the highest legal officer of the state of Illinois in the United States. Originally an appointed office, it is now an office filled by statewide election. Based in Chicago and Springfield, the attorney general is responsible for providing legal counsel for the various state agencies including the governor of Illinois and Illinois General Assembly, as well as conducting all legal affairs pertaining to the state. The office of Illinois Attorney General was established on December 3, 1818, based on guidelines adopted by a state constitutional convention. The attorney general is second (behind the lieutenant governor) in the line of succession to the office of Governor of Illinois. The first person to fulfill the duties of the office was Daniel Pope Cook who only served eleven days, and was later elected to the United States Congress. Cook County was named in his honor. The current holder of the office is Kwame Raoul. Role Under the Constitu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Hartigan
Cornelius Francis Hartigan (born May 4, 1938) is an American politician, lawyer, and judge who served as the 38th Attorney General of Illinois and the 40th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. He is a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party. Born into a politically active Chicago family, Hartigan began his political career under Mayor Richard J. Daley. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Illinois in 1972 Illinois gubernatorial election, 1972 alongside Dan Walker (politician), Dan Walker. Although he won renomination for a second term, Hartigan and Michael Howlett, Michael Howlett lost the 1976 Illinois gubernatorial election, 1976 election. Hartigan went on to be elected attorney general in 1982 Illinois Attorney General election, 1982 and was reelected in 1986 Illinois Attorney General election, 1986. He was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Illinois in 1990 Illinois gubernatorial election, 1990, but he narrowly lost the race to Republican Jim Edga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangamon State University
The University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) is a public university in Springfield, Illinois, United States. The university was established by the Illinois General Assembly in 1969 as Sangamon State University with a focus on post-graduate education. It became the third member of the University of Illinois system on July 1, 1995. The university serves 4,198 students as of fall 2022 with 56 bachelor's degrees, 39 minors, 44 master's degrees, one doctoral degree, 37 graduate certificates, and coursework that leads to six ISBE endorsements. The university now also includes a liberal arts college and is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. UIS is also a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and the American Council on Education. The campus' main repository, Brookens Library, holds a collection of nearly 800,000 books and serials in addition to accessible resources at the University of Illinois Chicago and University of Illinois ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Porter (Illinois Politician)
John Edward Porter (June 1, 1935 – June 3, 2022) was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. representative for Illinois's 10th congressional district from 1980 to 2001. Career before Congress Before his election to Congress, Porter served in the Illinois House of Representatives and prior to that as an Honor Law Graduate Attorney with thU.S. Department of Justicein the Kennedy Administration. He attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was a graduate of Northwestern University and, with distinction of the University of Michigan Law School. Porter had ten honorary degrees. Tenure During his tenure, Porter served on the United States House Committee on Appropriations and as chair of thAppropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Under his subcommittee’s jurisdiction were all the health programs and agencies, including National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
