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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river rising in northeast Illinois and flowing about 530 km (330 mi) generally southwest to the Mississippi River in west-central Illinois.
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- noun a river in Illinois that flows southwest to the Mississippi River
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Examples
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In those days, the town of Henry on the banks of the Illinois River was the center of life for some of the Midwest's best carvers.
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Palmer said he also enjoys the North Fork of the John Day River and called the Illinois River
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The Army Corps of Engineers has oversight for the lock and dam system along the Illinois River.
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With help from both officials and residents in Marseilles, the bikers set out to construct a granite wall along the banks of the Illinois River, Jerry Kuczera says.
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The Illinois River, which winds through the heart of the Midwest state of Illinois, is an important waterway for agriculture.
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But the lack of a current agreement on a budget between lawmakers has created uncertainty, about how the latest shutdown will impact commerce along the Illinois River, and the rest of the country.
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With help from both officials and residents in Marseilles, the bikers set out to construct a granite wall along the banks of the Illinois River, Jerry Kuczera says.
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With help from both officials and residents in Marseilles, the bikers set out to construct a granite wall along the banks of the Illinois River, Jerry Kuczera says.
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With help from both officials and residents in Marseilles, the bikers set out to construct a granite wall along the banks of the Illinois River, Jerry Kuczera says.
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Just over 100 ago, the company we know as Caterpillar began building track-type tractors at a plant on the banks of the Illinois River.
Caterpillar's Problem With Peoria William McGurn 2011
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