2006-10-08 12:12:24 · 11 answers · asked by pulga0888 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
If I am not mistaking it was named after the Illini Indians from the center part of the state.
2006-10-08 12:14:58 · answer #1 · answered by Tammy G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The name "Illinois" comes from a Native American word meaning "tribe of superior men."
Illinois became a state on December 3, 1818. Illinois was the 21st state to enter the Union.
When Illinois became a state in 1818, it had a population of 34,620 people. Illinois is now the sixth most populous state in the country with almost 11.5 million people
Hope this helps you out there is more at http://www.state.il.us/kids/learn/doyou/
2006-10-08 19:29:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Illinowick Indian Tribe.
2006-10-08 19:15:00 · answer #3 · answered by ValleyR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The state is named for the Illinois River which was named by French explorers after the indigenous Illiniwek people, a consortium of Algonquian tribes that thrived in the area. The word Illiniwek means "tribe of superior men."
2006-10-08 19:14:46 · answer #4 · answered by Bill P 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Native Americans
2006-10-08 19:14:22 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Illinois comes from a native american word which means tribe of intelligent men.
2006-10-08 19:18:21 · answer #6 · answered by goodbye 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chicago from the wild onions that grew there, not in gardens or fields, in wet near swampy land where they still grow today throughout Illinois.
2014-09-30 23:11:05 · answer #7 · answered by Greco 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was the name of a tribe of indians in the area
2006-10-08 19:14:31 · answer #8 · answered by leslee m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an Indian name, also Chicago meant 'bad smell" cause the Indians could smell all the onion fields that were planted there
2006-10-08 19:14:53 · answer #9 · answered by sportlvr45 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
wasn't it the name of an indian tribe?
2006-10-08 19:13:51 · answer #10 · answered by Amanda 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋