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Old 02-22-2008, 10:18 AM
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Oh yeah, I forgot Isaiah Thomas. Good one!
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Old 02-22-2008, 01:48 PM
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Josephine Baker
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Jerry Butler
Richard Pryor
John Deere
Carl Sandburg
John Paul Stevens
Red Holt
Dick Butkus
Gary Coleman!
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Old 02-22-2008, 03:01 PM
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Was John Deere born here? I know he started the company here, but didnt know he was actually born here. Cool!

Carl Sandburg and Dick Butkus, how could I forget those two!?!?! I mentioned Red Grange, but forgot Butkus. DOH!
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Old 02-22-2008, 09:21 PM
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Attented Lane Tech H.S. After graduation he started playing with the Cubs down the street at the ripe age of 17!
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Old 02-25-2008, 09:09 PM
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Dr. Don Dickson
Stephen Douglas
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Old 02-26-2008, 10:59 AM
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Although we can't officially claim him, I wish we could add former Sen. Paul Simon to this list (he was born in Eugene OR, but will always be "from Illinois" to me)...
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Old 02-26-2008, 01:48 PM
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Sen. Everett Dircksen from Pekin, Tazewell County, IL
Rep. Robert H.Michel from Peoria, Peoria county, IL

Obama is famous even if he wasn't born or raised in Illinois: he didn't have much choice about early childhoold. But he did have a choice after college and that was to adopt Illinois as his home.

He is the first Aftrican-American to ever be elected as editor of the Harvard Law Review, and the first black American to have a real solid - eleven state win lead over Hillary - chance to win the White House. For some one who as not native born, Abraham Lincoln is as famous as anyone ever born.

Perhaps those famous individuals who were not native born but adopted Illinois a nd were later famious like Lincoln should have their own thread? . .
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Old 02-26-2008, 10:44 PM
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John Malkovich
Gretchen Wilson
REO Speedwagon
and...Diablo Cody, who won an Oscar this week
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Old 02-27-2008, 11:57 AM
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Jennifer Hudson -- south side
Bill Geist -- Champaign
Bryant Gumbel -- south side
[His brother, too]
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Old 02-27-2008, 12:41 PM
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Wild Bill Hickok
Wyatt Earp
but not John Deere!
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