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Alton (/ ˈ ɔː l t ən / AWL-tən) is a city on the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois, United States, about 18 miles (29 km) north of St. Louis, Missouri.The population was 25,676 at the 2020 census.
Morris became an important transportation hub. Commercial development began north of the canal along Illinois (originally Canal) and Washington Streets which was home to livery, blacksmith, and harness businesses. Lyman Ray, future Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, opened the town's first dry goods store.
The company was founded in 1936 and is based in Chicago, Illinois with a network of offices in the United States. Health Care Service Corporation is the licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association for five states. It concentrates its operations in Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
IL 97 south (Madison Street) 7.0: 11.3: IL 29 (Sangamon Avenue) Southern end of IL 29 concurrency: 8.0: 12.9: IL 4 south / IL 29 north (Veterans Parkway) – Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport: Northern end of IL 29 concurrency, northern terminus of IL 4: Sherman: 12.1: 19.5: IL 124 west (Andrew Road) – Andrew, Athens: Eastern terminus of IL 124 ...
Pritzker was born in Palo Alto, California, on January 19, 1965.He is the son of Donald Pritzker and Sue Pritzker (née Sandel). [10] [4] A member of the Pritzker family, a Jewish family of Ukrainian descent [11] prominent in business and philanthropy during the late 20th century, [12] [13] Pritzker is named after both of his paternal uncles, Jay Pritzker and Robert Pritzker. [14]
St. Charles is a city [5] in DuPage and Kane counties in the U.S. state of Illinois.It lies roughly 40 miles (64 km) west of Chicago on Illinois Route 64.Per the 2020 census, the population was 33,081. [6]
In November 2018, Treasurer Frerichs launched Secure Choice, a retirement savings program that will benefit an estimated 1.2 million private-sector workers in Illinois who do not have access to an employer-sponsored retirement plan. So far, 114,000 Illinois workers have saved more than $100 million that will help them retire with dignity. [25]
The Illinois Central Railroad station, known as Hillside because westbound trains had to ascend a slope at this location, served as the inspiration for the village's name when it was founded in 1905. The community had its first significant residential growth during the 1920s when additional farmland was split up and sold.